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• “I'd still be bussin' dishes an' Rebecca here would still be workin' in the galley.2018, Timothy J Amerine, Hell in a Handbasket, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN. From the entry bussin'
• The roast’ll be in the galley oven most of the day.2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Dinner Tonight: Fine Grunnien…. From the entry 'll
• Stickful after stickful is placed on this galley, until it also is full.1980, John Southward, Practical Printing: A Handbook to the Art of Typography, page 82. From the entry stickful
• In carrying out the Swedish luxury theme, tasty Scandinavian food will be served from the Stratocruiser galley.1946 March, “Swedish Modern Airlines”, in Boeing Magazine, volume XVI, number 3, Seattle, Wash.: Public Relations Division, Boeing…. From the entry smorgasbord
• "Hump runs the galley from now on, and Cooky pulls in his horns."1904, Jack London, chapter 9, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC. From the entry pull in one's horns
• Most of the galleys and, of course, all the galiots were smaller and lighter than the Holy League ships.2011, David S. T. Blackmore, Warfare on the Mediterranean in the Age of Sail: A History, 1571-1866, page 57. From the entry galiot
• With portholes and doors secured, the staterooms became hotboxes and the odor from the galley an unendurable stench.1997, Charles Patrick Weiland, Above and Beyond, page 22. From the entry hotbox
• The starboard-house is a small galley and the porthouse contains the stairway leading below to the captain's cabin and mate's messroom.1936, United States Naval Institute, Proceedings - Volume 62, Issue 1, page 656. From the entry porthouse
• The galley fire was lighted; coffee was boiled; the sun shone brightly, and the ship astern was coming up fast.1901, W. Clark Russell, The Ship's Adventure, Westminster: Archibald Constable, page 304. From the entry astern
• One of the fun parts of my job is scrolling through my FYP on TikTok and randomly finding someone cool to send a galley to!2022 April 19, Sophia Stewart, anonymous quotee, “Getting the Word Out”, in Publishers Weekly, volume 269, number 17, →ISSN, page 41. From the entry fyp
• He owned and was captain of a galley of 22 benches together with which, after suffering head injuries, he was taken slave.2013 May 12, Joe Zammit Ciantar, “It is Grand Master Jean De la Valette”, in Times of Malta. From the entry take slave
• One galley rowed alongside a boat and came back with a deckful, some of which were hoisted aboard to be steamed for our dinner.2012, Chris Bunch, The Warrior King: Book Three of the Seer King Trilogy, →ISBN. From the entry deckful
• During three decades of peace the Venetian battle fleet had stagnated, but soon, once again, reserve galleys were pushing out of the Arsenal.1980, Colin Thubron, Seafarers: The Venetians, page 121. From the entry quadrireme
• Refrigerated spaces and a special compartment for the preparation of smörrebröd are provided forward of the galley, the entire department occupying a considerable space amidships.1956, British Motor Ship, page 78, column 2. From the entry smörrebröd
• Here the galley paused not at all, but floated easily in the blue of the sky among fleecy clouds tinted with rose.1920, H. P. Lovecraft, Celephaïs. From the entry fleecy
• Once afloat, the galley was handed over to the castlewrights and hurdisers or bulwark-makers; these tradesmen are not so named in the accounts, but may be found elsewhere.2017, Susan Rose, Medieval Ships and Warfare. From the entry castlewright
• Our cook aboard Varua once had a memorable experience when a curious whale swam under the ship and surfaced next to the galley porthole in a spyhop.1989, Cynthia D'Vincent, Voyaging with the Whales, McClelland & Stewart, page 116. From the entry spyhop
• The Holy See received 19 galleys and two galliots, Spain was given 58 galleys and six galliots, while the Venetian share was 39 galleys and four galliots.1984, Kenneth Meyer Setton, The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571, page 1059. From the entry galliot
• The "galley slaves" in those days were the genuine article, and by the "chains that bound them" were no doubt the original members of the union.1905, American Printer and Bookmaker: Jan.-Feb. 1900, page 443. From the entry galley slave
• I'm talking about a 25-footer that's less than 8 ft. 6 in. wide, which has room enough for a complete galley, full head with shower, and a midship sleeping berth.1990 July, Joe Skorupa, “Pocket Cruisers”, in Popular Mechanics, page 50. From the entry miniyacht

Meaning of galley

1. noun 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. noun A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.
3. noun One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.

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How do you use galley in a sentence?

Galley is used as a noun. For example: “When I was finally able to write the story, I wrote it at the typewriter and never reread it until I had to edit the typos on the printer's galleys for the publication of the book.”

What is a short sentence with galley?

“The roast’ll be in the galley oven most of the day.”

What does galley mean?

Galley means 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.