Long, narrow warships with oars and sails used historically in the Mediterranean, or the kitchen of a ship or airplane.
From Old French 'galée,' possibly from Greek 'galea.' The naval vessel developed in Mediterranean trade routes around 1000 CE. The kitchen meaning came from the narrow passage resembling the ship's hull.
Medieval galleys were the most technologically advanced war machines of their time—they required incredible coordination between hundreds of rowers and were basically floating strategies. They made seamanship the dominant power in Mediterranean politics for centuries until sailing ships made them obsolete.
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