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galley
CEFRC1
/ˈɡæli/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A kitchen on a ship or aircraft.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.
Examples
The galley sank in stormy weather.
This apartment has a galley kitchen.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
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- Parts of speech
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- Synonyms
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Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsOne of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
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.
The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.
More examples
In contextIt 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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Origin
noun
From Middle English galeie, from Old French galee, from Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea) of unknown origin, probably from Ancient Greek γαλέη (galéē), a kind of a small fish, from γαλεός (galeós, “dog-fish or small shark”).