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Definitions for Galley

[1] a kitchen or an area with kitchen facilities in a ship, plane, or camper.
[2] Nautical . a seagoing vessel propelled mainly by oars, used in ancient and medieval times, sometimes with the aid of sails. a long rowboat, as one used as a ship's boat by a warship or one used for dragging a seine. (formerly, in the U.S. Navy) a shoal-draft vessel, variously rigged, relying mainly on its sails but able to be rowed by sweeps.
[3] Printing . a long, narrow tray, usually of metal, for holding type that has been set. galley proof. a rough unit of measurement, about 22 inches (56 cm), for type composition.
[4] any of various kinds of ship propelled by oars or sails used in ancient or medieval times as a warship or as a trader
[5] the kitchen of a ship, boat, or aircraft
[6] any of various long rowing boats
[7] printing (in hot-metal composition) a tray open at one end for holding composed type short for galley proof

Words related to Galley

tender, dinghy, rowboat, galleon, trireme, scullery, caboose, bireme, galiot, galleass

Words nearby Galley

gallery tray, gallery wire, gallerygoer, galleryite, gallet, galley, galley proof, galley slave, galley-west, gallfly, galli-curci

Origin of Galley

1250–1300; Middle English galei(e ) < Old French galee, galie, perhaps < Old Provençal galea < Late Greek galéa, galaía

Other words from Galley

gal·ley·like , adjective

Word origin for Galley

C13: from Old French galie, from Medieval Latin galea, from Greek galaia, of unknown origin; the sense development apparently is due to the association of a galley or slave ship with a ship's kitchen and hence with a hot furnace, trough, printer's tray, etc

Synonyms for Galley

dinghy, galleon, rowboat, tender, trireme, bireme, galiot, galleass, quarter galley