Definitions for galleyˈgæl i

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

gal•leyˈgæl i(n.)(pl.)-leys.

the kitchen area of a ship, plane, or camper. any small narrow kitchen.
Category: Common Vocabulary
a seagoing vessel propelled mainly by oars, used in ancient and medieval times, sometimes with the aid of sails. a long rowboat, as one used as a ship's boat by a warship or one used for dragging a seine.
Category: Nautical, Navy
a long narrow tray, usu. of metal, for holding type that has been set.
Category: Printing
Ref: galley proof.

Origin of galley:

1250–1300; < OF galee, galie, perh. < OPr galea < LGk galéa, galaía

Princeton's WordNet

galley(noun)
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
galley(noun)
(classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
galley(noun)
the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner
galley, ship's galley, caboose, cookhouse(noun)
the area for food preparation on a ship

Wiktionary

galley(Noun)
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.
galley(Noun)
A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.
galley(Noun)
One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
galley(Noun)
The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.
galley(Noun)
An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.
galley(Noun)
An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc.
galley(Noun)
A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.

Origin: First coined 1300, from galeie, from galea, from Medieval γαλέα of unknown origin, probably from Ancient Greek γαλέη, a kind of a small fish, from γαλεός

Webster Dictionary

Galley(noun)
a vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not
Galley(noun)
a large vessel for war and national purposes; -- common in the Middle Ages, and down to the 17th century
Galley(noun)
a name given by analogy to the Greek, Roman, and other ancient vessels propelled by oars
Galley(noun)
a light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure
Galley(noun)
one of the small boats carried by a man-of-war
Galley(noun)
the cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel; -- sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose
Galley(noun)
an oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace
Galley(noun)
an oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc
Galley(noun)
a proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof