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galley noun [ ˈɡali ]

• a low, flat ship with one or more sails and up to three banks of oars, chiefly used for warfare or piracy and often manned by slaves or criminals.
• the kitchen in a ship or aircraft.
• a printer's proof in the form of long single-column strips, not in sheets or pages.
Origin: Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin galea, from medieval Greek galaia, of unknown origin.


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