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Galley
/ˈɡæli/
A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually referring to rowed warships used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.
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noun
- 1
A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually referring to rowed warships used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.
- 2
A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.
- 3
One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
- 4
The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.
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