Definition of "galley"

(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.

(Britain) A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.  examples

(nautical) One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.  examples

(nautical) The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.  examples

An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.  examples

(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.  quotations  examples

(printing) A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.  examples

(heraldry) A representation of a single masted ship propelled by oars, with three flags and a basket.  examples