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Definitions of galleys in various dictionaries:
noun - a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow
noun - (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
noun - the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner
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| Named for their large storage tray, these proofs with a nautical name are checked before pages are made up |
| These ancient ships with 2 or 3 banks of rowers kept up their military use into the 1500s |
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| Plural form of galley. |
| 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. |
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A galley is a type of ship that is propelled mainly by rowing. The galley is characterized by its long, slender hull, shallow draft and low freeboard (clearance between sea and railing). Virtually all types of galleys had sails that could be used in favorable winds, but human strength was always the primary method of propulsion. This allowed galleys to navigate independently of winds and currents. The galley originated among the seafaring civilizations around the Mediterranean Sea in the late second millennium BC and remained in use in various forms until the early 19th century in warfare, trade and piracy. * Galleys were the warships used by the early Mediterranean naval powers, including the Greeks, Phoenicians and Romans. They remained the dominant types of vessels used for war and piracy in the Mediterranean Sea until the last decades of the 16th century. As warships, galleys carried various types of weapons throughout their long existence, including rams, catapults and cannons, but |