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bireme |
a galley of ancient times, with two tiers of oarsmen on each side. |
cuddy |
a small cabin, galley, or pantry on a ship. |
galiot |
a small, swift galley propelled by sails and oars, formerly used on the Mediterranean Sea. [1/2 definitions] |
galleass |
a large, three-masted, heavily-armed fighting galley used in the Mediterranean in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. |
galley proof |
a printer's proof taken from type in a galley to allow for correction of errors before final pages are assembled. |
galley slave |
a slave or convict forced to work at an oar on a galley. [1/2 definitions] |
trireme |
an ancient Greek or Roman galley, usu. a warship, with three tiers of oars on each side. |
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