gallery
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈɡæləri/
- Specialized
:
galería
- What I'm doing, Dave, is developing the ultimate user-friendly, interactive public guide to the gallery.
- pipe gallery
- existing gallery
And Joe Zane, who excavated the gallery walls to install the transducers inside them.
- And Joe Zane, who excavated the gallery walls to install the transducers inside them.
Examples
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A versatile and multimedia artist from Nigeria, Akirash installed the work in the gallery of the Center for Art of Africa.
Academic text (2015) -
These galleries go on for hundreds of yards.
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Two hundred and three steps lead to the watch room gallery and its airy views.
Academic text (2007) -
In most cases, the original pipe galleries and valves will remain in place.
Academic text (2003) -
There's four miles of galleries and we've got five minutes.
Fiction book (1996) -
The hoist pulled even with another gallery, then continued upward between barren rock walls.
Fiction book (1992) -
Far into the curved galleries, she discovers the mask's original just at eye level.
Fiction book (1995) -
Authentic costumes and props are displayed in galleries inspired by the film sets, including the Great Hall and Hagrid's hut.
Academic text (2010) -
The miners carefully navigated the gallery to transport the extracted minerals safely.
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Ventilation pipes were installed throughout the gallery to ensure air circulation in the mine.
Synonyms
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3.9
A long passage underground where miners work
7
3.2
A passage built under the ground for people or vehicles to pass through
1
4.5
A passage that brings fresh air into mines and tunnels
1
8.8
A nearly horizontal tunnel dug underground for miners to move through
1
9.9
An almost level tunnel leading from the surface into a mine for people, water or air
Compounds
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2.7
A place like a building or website that shows paintings and sculptures for people to see and sometimes buy
- Literature
1
5.3
An area in a government hall where reporters sit to watch and report debates
- NSFW
1
9.5
A place often in an abandoned building where people buy and inject heroin
- Jargon
1
8.8
A collection of police photos of known criminals used to identify suspects
- Specialized
1
7.9
A curved space under a dome where quiet sounds travel to the opposite side
- Specialized
A narrow high platform at the side of a stage where crew work with ropes and equipment
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word gallery comes from the old Italian galleria, which meant a long 'passage' or walkway, and this sense was later used for a nearly horizontal tunnel in a mine used for access, air, or moving minerals. That is why a gallery in mining is a long passage underground.