Definition of galley

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Galley (n.) A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not.

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Galley :: Galley (n.) One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
Wireworm :: Wireworm (n.) A galleyworm.
Dromon :: Dromon () In the Middle Ages, a large, fast-sailing galley, or cutter; a large, swift war vessel..
Cookroom :: Cookroom (n.) A room for cookery; a kitchen; the galley or caboose of a ship.
Slice :: Slice (v. t.) A removable sliding bottom to galley.
Galley-bird :: Galley-bird (n.) The European green woodpecker; also, the spotted woodpecker..
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..
Beak :: Beak (n.) A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, in order to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a beakhead..
Galley :: Galley (n.) A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not.
Bireme :: Bireme (n.) An ancient galley or vessel with two banks or tiers of oars.
Quinquereme :: Quinquereme (n.) A galley having five benches or banks of oars; as, an Athenian quinquereme..
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..
Caboose :: Caboose (n.) A house on deck, where the cooking is done; -- commonly called the galley..
Thousand Legs :: Thousand legs () A millepid, or galleyworm; -- called also thousand-legged worm..
Copper :: Copper (n.) the boilers in the galley for cooking; as, a ship's coppers..
Quadrireme :: Quadrireme (n.) A galley with four banks of oars or rowers.
Milleped :: Milleped (n.) A myriapod with many legs, esp. a chilognath, as the galleyworm..
Ramberge :: Ramberge (n.) Formerly, a kind of large war galley..
Myriapoda :: Myriapoda (n. pl.) A class, or subclass, of arthropods, related to the hexapod insects, from which they differ in having the body made up of numerous similar segments, nearly all of which bear true jointed legs. They have one pair of antennae, three pairs of mouth organs, and numerous trachaae, similar to those of true insects. The larvae, when first hatched, often have but three pairs of legs. See Centiped, Galleyworm, Milliped..
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