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# galley

noun (a galley, galleys)

«galley» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A galley is the kitchen on a ship, boat or plane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/galley/#m1)
2. (history) A galley was a long ship moved mainly by many oars, often rowed by slaves or prisoners, used by ancient Greeks, Romans and in the Mediterranean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/galley/#m2)
3. (printing) A galley (or galley proof) is a long first printing of a text, used to check for mistakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/galley/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history lessons galleys appear with the Romans, Vikings (longships are similar) and sea battles. In stories about ships, the cook works in the galley. On a plane, the flight attendants prepare food in the galley. Phrases: «galley slave», «ship's galley».

### Examples

- The cook made soup in the ship's galley. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/galley/#x1)
- Roman galleys had rows of oars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/galley/#x2)
- Galley slaves rowed in chains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/galley/#x3)
- The flight attendant went to the galley to get drinks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/galley/#x4)
- The narrow galley on our boat had a tiny stove. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/galley/#x5)
- Pirates attacked the galley near the coast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/galley/#x6)
- "Go to Argus, the shipbuilder, and bid him build a galley with fifty oars." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/galley/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a galley, galleys (y → s after a vowel). Do not confuse with «gallery» (a place for art) or «gully» (a small valley). A galley kitchen in a house is a narrow kitchen like a ship's.

## In Jewish tradition

An ancient ship moved by oars, a warship or trading ship.

**Interpretation.** Isaiah promises that God's glory will protect Jerusalem, so no enemy fleet will reach it. The tradition reads this as the safety of the redeemed Zion.

### Examples

- But there the LORD will be with us in majesty, in a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby. (Prophets ISA.33.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/galley/#x1)

### Note

Countable: a galley, galleys (y → s after a vowel). Do not confuse with «gallery» (a place for art) or «gully» (a small valley). A galley kitchen in a house is a narrow kitchen like a ship's.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «galley» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/galley/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«galley» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/galley.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «galley» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/galley/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«galley» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/galley.html) on Mova free.