galley (redirected from galleys)

gal·ley  (gl)

n. pl. gal·leys

1. Nautical

a. A large, usually single-decked medieval ship of shallow draft, propelled by sails and oars and used as a merchant ship or warship in the Mediterranean.

b. An ancient Mediterranean seagoing vessel propelled by oars.

c. A large rowboat formerly used by British customs officers.

2. The kitchen of an airliner, ship, or camper.

3. Printing

a. A long tray, usually of metal, used for holding composed type.

b. Galley proof.

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[Middle English galei, from Old French galie, from Old Provençal or Catalan galea, from Medieval Greek, probably variant of Greek galeos, shark, perhaps from gale, weasel.]

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galley

Noun

1. the kitchen of a ship, boat, or aircraft

2. a ship propelled by oars or sails, used in ancient or medieval times [Old French galie]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	galley - 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 vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation
	2.	galley - (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars trireme - ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
	3.	galley - the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner airliner - a commercial airplane that carries passengers kitchen - a room equipped for preparing meals
	4.	galley - the area for food preparation on a ship caboose, cookhouse, ship's galley cuddy - the galley or pantry of a small ship kitchen - a room equipped for preparing meals ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight

Translations

galley [ˈgælɪ] n (= ship's kitchen) → cocina (= ship); galera

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galley [ˈgælɪ] n (= ship's kitchen) → cambuse f (= ship); galère f;

(also: galley proof) → placard m, galée f

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galley [ˈgælɪ] n → Kombüse f;

(ship) → Galeere f;

(also: galley proof) → Fahne f, Fahnenabzug m

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galley [ˈgælɪ] n (= ship's kitchen) → cambusa;

(ship) → galea;

(also: galley proof) → bozza in colonna

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galley

n galley [ˈgӕli]

1 in former times, a long low ship with one deck, moved by oars (and often sails). galei قادِس، سَفينَه شِراعِيَّه галера galéra galej die Galeere γαλέρα galera galeer گالی kaleeri galère אֳנִייַת מְשׁוֹטִים लम्बी नाव जो लग्गियों से खेई जाती है galija gálya kapal galeiða galea, galera ガレー船 갤리선 galera galera ghali galei galei galera galera galeră галера galéra galeja galija galär เรือแจวโบราณ kadırga 單層甲板船 галера چپّوؤں کی مدد سے چلائی جانے والی لمبی ، چپٹی ، ایک عرشے کی کشتی thuyền cổ Ga-lê 单层甲板大帆船，大型划船

2 a ship's kitchen. skeepskombuis مَطْبَخ السَّفينَه камбуз lodní kuchyně kabys die Kombüse μαγειρείο πλοίου cocina (de un barco) kambüüs آشپزخانه laivakeittiö cuisine מִטבַּח הָאֳנִייָה जहाज का रसोईघर brodska kuhinja hajókonyha dapur kapal eldhús um borð í skipi cambusa 船内調理室 (배 안의) 취사장 kambuzas, laivo virtuvė kambīze dapur; galei kombuis bysse kambuz cozinha cambuză камбуз lodná kuchyňa ladijska kuhinja brodska kuhinja kabyss ห้องครัวบนเรือ gemi mutfağı 船上的廚房 камбуз جہاز کا باورچی خانہ bếp (ở dưới tàu) 船上的厨房