Definition of galley

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Galley (n.) A large vessel for war and national purposes; -- common in the Middle Ages, and down to the 17th century..

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Cookroom :: Cookroom (n.) A room for cookery; a kitchen; the galley or caboose of a ship.
Coursey :: Coursey (n.) A space in the galley; a part of the hatches.
Galley :: Galley (n.) A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
Galley :: Galley (n.) An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.
Station :: Station (n.) An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as a landing, or passing place, or for the accomodation of a pump, tank, etc..
Galleass :: Galleass (n.) A large galley, having some features of the galleon, as broadside guns; esp., such a vessel used by the southern nations of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. See Galleon, and Galley..
Bank :: Bank (n.) A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars..
Galleys :: Galleys (pl. ) of Galle.
Galley :: Galley (n.) The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel; -- sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.
Wireworm :: Wireworm (n.) A galleyworm.
Galley :: Galley (n.) A name given by analogy to the Greek, Roman, and other ancient vessels propelled by oars..
Galley-worm :: Galley-worm (n.) A chilognath myriapod of the genus Iulus, and allied genera, having numerous short legs along the sides; a milliped or thousand legs. See Chilognatha..
Pillworm :: Pillworm (n.) Any myriapod of the genus Iulus and allied genera which rolls up spirally; a galleyworm. See Illust. under Myriapod.
Galley :: Galley (n.) One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
Quadrireme :: Quadrireme (n.) A galley with four banks of oars or rowers.
Copper :: Copper (n.) the boilers in the galley for cooking; as, a ship's coppers..
Dromon :: Dromon () In the Middle Ages, a large, fast-sailing galley, or cutter; a large, swift war vessel..
Iulus :: Iulus (n.) A genus of chilognathous myriapods. The body is long and round, consisting of numerous smooth, equal segments, each of which bears two pairs of short legs. It includes the galleyworms. See Chilognatha..
Gally :: Gally (n.) See Galley, n., 4..
Galiot :: Galiot (n.) A small galley, formerly used in the Mediterranean, built mainly for speed. It was moved both by sails and oars, having one mast, and sixteen or twenty seats for rowers..
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