Thesaurus: galley

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1. n. A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not
2. n. A large vessel for war and national purposes; -- common in the Middle Ages, and down to the 17th century.
3. n. A name given by analogy to the Greek, Roman, and other ancient vessels propelled by oars.
4. n. A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.
5. n. One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
6. n. The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel; -- sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.
7. n. An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.
8. n. An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc.
9. n. A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
10. n. a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
11. n. (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
12. n. the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner