galley
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
|
Date: 2008
galley long, narrow vessel widely used in ancient and medieval times, propelled principally by oars but also fitted with sails. The earliest type was sometimes 150 ft (46 m) long with 50 oars. Rowers were slaves, prisoners of war, or (later) convicts; they were usually chained to benches set along the sides, the center of the vessel being used for cargo. Galleys were decked at the bow and stern but were otherwise open. The typical galley was the trireme, with three banks of oars; smaller and more manageable galleys (biremes) had two banks. These vessels became very large, some reputedly having as many as 40 banks of oars, but smaller vessels were again common by the 1st cent. BC When galleys were employed in war, the sides were so designed that they could be raised to afford protection for the rowers. The Romans used hooks to fasten onto enemy vessels and carried bridges for boarding. Galleys were used in the Mediterranean by the French and Venetians until the 17th cent. In modern usage the galley is the kitchen of a ship.
Author not available, GALLEY.,
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press
For permission to reuse this article, contact Copyright Clearance Center.
Related articles from HighBeam Research:
|
Author's alterations on the galley.
Folio: the Magazine for Magazine Management; 7/1/1987; Parnau, Jeffery R.; 1908 words;
Author's alterations on the galley Can you say alteration? Or is that ... meaning it is hard to make things fit. A galley that is short or long by even a single ... deadline hit. Normally, we'd rerun all the galleys at least three times. Even when layout ...
|
&type=1 "The Independent (London, England)")
|
NEWS ANALYSIS: Court case threatens halo of woman with the Midas touch; Carol Galley amassed a fortune of pounds 100m on her way to becoming the City's most powerful woman, but her planned retirement has been marred by legal action.(Business)
The Independent (London, England); 11/1/2001; Hughes, Chris; 880 words;
THROUGHOUT THE past decade Carol Galley enjoyed an unparalleled reputation both ... a 30-year career in the Square Mile Ms Galley, 53, has amassed a personal fortune estimated ... over her leaving. Unilever is accusing Ms Galley and her team at Merrill Lynch Investment ...
|
|
Texterity debuts E-Galley service. (Internet Publishing Today).(Brief Article)
Information Today; 3/1/2002; Hane, Paula J.; 516 words;
... services, has announced the general availability of the E-Galley service. E-Galley enables publishers to distribute pre-production books ... St. Martin's Press is the first publisher to use E-Galley with the launch of Acrobat, a new book by author Gonzalo ...
|
|
Knock knock, who's there? It's mel galley the rock star. You can't be, I'm mel galley
Derby Evening Telegraph; 9/15/2007; 930 words;
... to be former Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley. But his fantasy world was shattered this ... doorstep to confront him.The real Mel Galley wanted to know why Mr Grimley had been ... fantasy world fell apart. The real Mel Galley, the man he had idolised and then impersonated ...
|
|
Galley deal has root cause
The Boston Globe; 7/13/1997; Nancy L. Marrapese, Globe Staff; 1617 words;
... to one of his young defensemen, Garry Galley, who had just finished his junior year ... after 17 years as a player, could give Galley a bit of advice about what was out there ... wasn't sure what I was going to do," said Galley, reached by phone at his offseason home ...
|
|
|
GALLEY TOEING THE LINE ISLANDERS' CALL WAS ANSWERED
The Boston Globe; 12/28/2000; Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Globe Staff; 662 words;
UNIONDALE, N.Y. - When Garry Galley moved his family home from Los Angeles to his native ... Islanders general manager Mike Milbury, who coached Galley in Boston, and he offered him a contract. Galley, 37, was a little reluctant to take it, thinking ...
|
|
Galley and Mayall pass the parcel of blame.
Financial News; 11/12/2001; 1521 words;
... investment officer at Unilever, and Carol Galley, co-head of London operations at Merrill ... blame. As background to her statement, Galley described Unilever as one of our most ... on [pound]1bn of assets. According to Galley, internal communication at Unilever was ...
|
|
|
GALLEY IN THE THICK OF THINGS
The Boston Globe; 11/6/1989; Kevin Paul Dupont, Globe Staff; 676 words;
Garry Galley is finally playing the way he's always ... Wonderland. "I guess I was involved," said Galley emphatically, after his goal and assist ... Which, of course, is exactly the term Galley is serving in the National Hockey League ...
|
|
|
ANALYSIS IS UP GALLEY'S ALLEY
The Boston Globe; 11/13/2005; NANCY MARRAPESE- BURRELL; 1245 words;
... but against them, that will eventually hurt you." Galley was sympathetic toward Zhamnov, who was playing ... occasions, didn't look like he was ready to play," said Galley. "It was his first game back, so it's really hard ... to that net and you just cannot contain them." Galley is well-versed on why the ...
|
|
|
Galley comes to Bourque defense
The Boston Globe; 9/29/1993; Nancy L. Marrapese, Globe Staff; 703 words;
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Garry Galley has been monitoring the Ray Bourque ... swallow and led to his being traded. Galley says he has put all of that behind him ... loses, it's going to smell so bad." Galley finds it ironic that the argument the ...
|
|
Capitals Tie, Finish 2nd;Galley's Goals Deflect Flyers
The Washington Post; 4/4/1988; Robert Fachet; 785 words;
Garry Galley, shunted into a secondary role much of ... earn second place in the Patrick Division. Galley, whose shots twice banged posts, scored ... to salvage something-second place," said Galley, given added ice time when Rod Langway ...
|
|
|
Vindication for Galley
The Boston Globe; 9/22/1991; Nancy L. Marrapese, Globe Staff; 647 words;
... Quinn didn't pull any punches with Garry Galley when the young defenseman was traded to ... Capitals in 1987. In fact, what Quinn told Galley downright stung. "The line was, `You couldn ... but you will play somewhere,' " recalled Galley. "That hit home with me. At first, I didn ...
|
|
|
SEASON OF SUFFERING FOR GALLEY MORE BAD NEWS FOR BRUIN
The Boston Globe; 12/25/1990; Kevin Paul Dupont, Globe Staff; 749 words;
'Tis the season, but for Garry Galley this Christmas hasn't been all that jolly ... their roller coaster 5-5 tie in New York, Galley found out that his father Mike suffered ... 's a tough old guy; he'll make it," said Galley. "Like I told him, he's better to miss ...
|
&type=1 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
|
KINGS NOTEBOOK: GALLEY RECLAIMS RESPECT.(SPORTS)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 1/16/1999; 537 words;
Byline: Roger Phillips Garry Galley looked around the Kings' dressing room ... are just too many defensemen here,'' Galley said. And for much of the early part ... injury when coach Larry Robinson played Galley out of position on the wing. ``That ...
|
&type=1 "News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN)")
|
The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind., Carol Tannehill column: The Galley parking lot packed for good reason.(Column)
News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN); 2/10/2007; 1205 words;
... afternoon smack between lunchtime and dinner, the Galley had drawn a decent crowd of couples, families and ... difficult for even the most-talented of designers. The Galley's nautical theme is noticeable but not obnoxious ... nets. They left me a little seasick, frankly. The Galley stays shipshape, however, ...
|
See all results from premium newspaper and magazine articles, images, maps and more at HighBeam Research.
Related articles from newspapers, magazines and other sources:
|
|