单词 | half-galley |
释义 | half-galleyn. A galley of about half the full size. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [noun] > vessels propelled by oars and sails > galley > small half-galley1687 1687 London Gaz. No. 2300/5 Three Gallies, one Half-Gally, and several low Boats. 1794 Ld. Nelson Let. 30 July in Dispatches & Lett. (1844) I. 463 One whole Galley, two Half Galleys, as reported to me. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. at Galley, There are also half-galleys and quarter-galleys, but found..to be of little utility except in fine weather. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2015). < n.1687 |
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