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“Galley” or “Gally”

galley / gally are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

galley g·AE·l·iy

  • nouna 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.
  • noun(classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars.
  • nounthe kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner.
  • nounthe area for food preparation on a ship.

gally

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“galley”

  • the survivors of the Luxborough Galley, was repeated in The Loss
  • (Sapienza) and sank the Venetian galley Lezza.
  • The show culminated in Galley travelling on a plane where
  • Galley, who had not been on
  • of the boilers in the galley required repair.
  • currently only exists in a galley proof in The Chatham Public
  • At one stage Brown visited Galley in the middle of the
  • twenty guns called the Providence galley, under the command of Capt.
  • During the programme Galley was put through a series
  • of sentences: rowing on a galley (kürek), pillorying (prangabentlik) and imprisonment

“gally”

No example sentences found for this spelling.

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