galley

Noun

• the area for food preparation on a ship

• the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner

• (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars

• a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  ship's galley , caboose , cookhouse