galley

• the area for food preparation on a ship
• a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow
• (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
• the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner
• A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not
• A large vessel for war and national purposes
• A name given by analogy to the Greek, Roman, and other ancient vessels propelled by oars
• A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure
• One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war
• The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel
• An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts
• An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc
• A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley

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