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galley

[gal-ee] / ˈgæl i /


NOUN
a kitchen
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Erskine mentored Bensky and brought him in at the galley stage to do a final edit of Faulkner’s The Mansion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

As he watched his galley "Skyldulid" slowly turn to ashes, Guizer Jarl Lynden couldn't contain his excitement.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026

The galley kitchen has a countertop with seats, stainless appliances, and a glossy marble floor.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025

His old Marilyn Monroe calendar, he noted, had been removed from the galley.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2025

Among all the world’s large creatures, the only survivors of the human flood will be humans themselves, and the farmyard animals that serve as galley slaves in Noah’s Ark.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

On the 20th four Christian galleys fought their way through the Ottoman blockade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

“I could order your galleys from the MIT guy,” El Khoti says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023

The galleys are closed as often as not, and dispensing machines have handwritten out-of-order signs taped on them.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2023

Jetmakers have been facing difficulties getting other parts on time including galleys and lavatories, one executive said.

From Reuters ● Nov. 25, 2022

Out to sea at anchor rode Salladhor Saan's great Valyrian amongst the striped hulls of two dozen smaller Lysene galleys.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin


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