Galleries Synonyms & Definitions

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• GalleriesDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (pl. ) of Gallery

• GalleryDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) 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.) Any communication which is covered overhead as well as at the sides. When prepared for defense, it is a defensive gallery.
3. (a.) A working drift or level.
4. (a.) A room for the exhibition of works of art; as, a picture gallery; hence, also, a large or important collection of paintings, sculptures, etc.
5. (a.) 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.
6. (a.) A frame, like a balcony, projecting from the stern or quarter of a ship, and hence called stern gallery or quarter gallery, -- seldom found in vessels built since 1850.