galley

noun [C] (BOAT)

/ˈɡæl.i/

Definition

› (in the past) a long, low ship with sails that was usually rowed by prisoners or slaves: a galley slavePassenger, cargo and military shipsBoats and sailing craft

(Definition of galley noun (BOAT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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