The term is often rather indiscriminately applied to
any large sailing vessel.
The galleons . . . were huge, round-stemmed,
clumsy vessels, with bulwarks three or four feet thick, and built up
at stem and stern, like castles.
Motley.Gal"le*ot (?), n. (Naut.)
See Galiot.
Gal"ler*y (?), n.; pl.
Galleries (#). [F. galerie, It.
galleria, fr. LL. galeria gallery, perh. orig., a
festal hall, banquetting hall; cf. OF. galerie a rejoicing,
fr. galer to rejoice. Cf. Gallant,
a.] 1. A long and narrow
corridor, or place for walking; a connecting passageway, as between
one room and another; also, a long hole or passage excavated by a
boring or burrowing animal.
2. A room for the exhibition of works of art;
as, a picture gallery; hence, also, a large or important
collection of paintings, sculptures, etc.
3. A long and narrow platform attached to one
or more sides of public hall or the interior of a church, and
supported by brackets or columns; -- sometimes intended to be
occupied by musicians or spectators, sometimes designed merely to
increase the capacity of the hall.
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