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galley Synonyms

Another word for galley

Choosing another word for galley depends on context, so the 13 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 3 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

The kitchen or food preparation area on a ship, aircraft, or train.

Usage Example

"The flight attendants began preparing the beverage service in the forward caboose of the airplane."

Strongest
caboose
Strong
kitchen
cookhouse
kitchenette

• noun (Context 2)

A low, flat ship with one or more sails and up to three banks of oars, primarily used for warfare, trade, and piracy in the Mediterranean Sea from antiquity to the early modern period.

Usage Example

"The ancient Romans built a massive fleet of galleys to challenge Carthaginian dominance in the Mediterranean."

Strong
trireme
bireme
quinquereme
galleass
dromon

• noun (Context 3)

An oblong metal tray used by printers to hold set type before it is divided into pages, or an early unformatted proof printed from such type.

Usage Example

"The author received the galley proof from the publisher to make final corrections before the book went to press."

Strongest
galley proof
proof
Strong
slip proof
page proof

• Nearby Words

gallerist
gallery
gallerygoer
galley
gallic
gallimimus
galling

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Galley. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/galley
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