galley

Etymology

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”). Doublet of galea.

noun

1. (nautical, historical) 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.
2. (Britain) A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.
3. (nautical) One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
4. (nautical) 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. (printing) 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. (printing) A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
8. (heraldry) A representation of a single masted ship propelled by oars, with three flags and a basket.