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galley

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Synonyms: gallery, valley, alley, galled, galle, gally, gallet, gulley, halley, gilley, malley

Antonyms: gallery, valley, alley, galled, galle, gally, gallet, gulley, halley, gilley, malley

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Noun

  1. {{senseid|en|warship}} {{lb|en|nautical|historical}} A long, slender [[ship]] propelled primarily by [[oar]]s, whether having masts and sails or not; usually a rowed warship used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.
  2. {{lb|en|British}} A light, open boat used on the Thames by [[customhouse]] officers, [[press gang]]s, and also for pleasure.
  3. {{senseid|en|small boat}} {{lb|en|nautical}} One of the small boats carried by a [[man-of-war]].
  4. {{senseid|en|kitchen}}{{lb|en|nautical}} The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the [[caboose]].
  5. An oblong oven or muffle with a [[battery]] of [[retort]]s; a gallery furnace.
  6. {{lb|en|printing}} An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding [[type]] which has been set, or is to be made up, etc.
  7. {{lb|en|printing}} A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a [[galley proof]].
  8. {{lb|en|heraldiccharge}} A representation of a single-masted [[ship]] propelled by [[oar]]s, with three [[flag]]s and a [[basket]].

Proper noun

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