FromMiddle Englishgaleie, fromOld Frenchgalee, fromLatingalea, fromByzantine Greekγάλεα(gálea) of unknown origin, probably fromAncient Greekγαλέη(galéē), a kind of a small fish, fromγαλεός(galeós,“dog-fish or small shark”).Doublet ofgalea.

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galley (pluralgalleysor(obsolete)gallies)

2. (nautical,historical) A long, slendership propelled primarily byoars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually a rowed warship used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.
3. (British) A light, open boat used on the Thames bycustomhouse officers,press gangs, and also for pleasure.
5. (nautical) One of the small boats carried by aman-of-war.
6. (nautical) The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called thecaboose.
7. An oblong oven or muffle with abattery ofretorts; a gallery furnace.
8. (printing) An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holdingtype which has been set, or is to be made up, etc.
   • 1976 April 26, Jil Clark, Julia Penelope, Susan Wolfe, “The Politics of Language”, inGay Community News, page 8:

     It was very nerve-racking. When I was finally able to write the story, I wrote it at the typewriter and never reread it until I had to edit the typos on the printer'sgalleys for the publication of the book.

9. (printing) A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; agalley proof.
10. (heraldry) A representation of a single mastedship propelled byoars, with threeflags and abasket.

• (heraldry)lymphad

• bireme
• trireme
• quadrireme
• unireme/monoreme/penteconter
• quinquereme/pentere
• polyreme
• Galley Common

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