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galley Synonyms
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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 kitchen of the airplane."
Strongest
kitchen
Strong
cookhouse
caboose
• 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
bireme
trireme
Weak
vessel
ship
• 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 proof from the publisher to make final corrections before the book went to press."
Strongest
proof
Weak
tray
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Galley. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/galley