Galley

Definitions

1. A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually a rowed warship used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.
   historical
2. A surname.
3. A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.
   British
4. One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
5. The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.
6. An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.
7. An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc.
8. A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
9. A representation of a single-masted ship propelled by oars, with three flags and a basket.

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Examples

“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's galleys for the publication of the book.”

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