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Galley vs Gallies - What's the difference?

galley | gallies |

As nouns the difference between galley and gallies

is that galley is (nautical) 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 while gallies is .

galley

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) 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.
  • (British) A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.
  • (nautical) One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
  • (nautical) The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.
  • An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.
  • (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.
  • (printing) A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
  • Derived terms

    * galleass * galley slave * galley-worm * galliot

    See also

    * bireme * trireme * quadrireme * unireme/monoreme/penteconter * quinquereme/pentere * polyreme

    gallies

    English

    Noun

    (head)