1. The area for food preparation on a ship
   "The cook prepared meals for the crew in the ship's galley";
   - ship's galley, caboose [N. Amer], cookhouse
    
2. The kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner
   "Flight attendants bustled about in the galley preparing meals for the passengers"
    
3. 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
   "The Venetian galley was a crucial part of the city-state's naval power"
    
4. (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
   "Ancient Greek galleys were formidable warships in naval battles"

Derived forms: galleys

Type of: kitchen, vessel, watercraft

Part of: airliner, ship

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