Galley

(gal'le.) [Fr. galère, from L. galea.] (Naut.) A long, low-built, narrow ship with one deck, much used in the Mediterranean prior to the introduction of steam, and still extant there. G. are propelled by sails and numerous oars, the latter being usually worked by convicts or galley-slaves, who are chained to them. The largest ve els of this cla were those of the Venetians, some reaching a length of 162 feet, and carrying 12 2 guns. From their small elevation above the sea and swift movement, they were formidable enemies, even to much larger ve els, when smooth water gave play to their evolutions. The celebrated Algerine corsairs committed most of their piracies in swift G., which were commonly rowed by the forced labor of Christian slaves. -(Print.) A frame which receives the types from the composing-stick. [s. 392] Gall -fly. (Zool.) See CYNIPSERA. Gall -fly. (Zool.) See CYNIPSERA. [s. 392]