galleys

Meaning of galleys

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.
  3. One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
  4. The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.
  5. An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.
  6. An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc.
  7. A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
  8. A representation of a single masted ship propelled by oars, with three flags and a basket.

Information about galleys

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of galleys is: galley.
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Hyphenation of galleys

gal-leys

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • galleys is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

galleys synonyms

Meaning :

lymphad

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