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Gallery Definition & Meaning

gallery
noun
  1. spectators at a golf or tennis match
  2. a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
  3. a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited
  4. a long usually narrow room used for some specific purpose; "shooting gallery"
  5. a covered corridor (especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported with arches or columns)
  6. narrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the interior of a building; usually marked by a colonnade
  7. a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"

"Gallery" in song lyrics

See how gallery is used in real songs:

  • "Pay a nickel for nose-bleed seats in a peanut gallery"
    Aesop Rock — Bracket Basher
  • "I'll blow you to the wall like an art gallery"
    Anti-Pop Consortium — Tuff Gong
  • "Bring ya cavalry, display my art like gallery"
    Buddha Monk & Da Manchuz f/ Malik, Rambo, Raw — Roaches

Usage tips for "gallery"

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Frequently asked questions

What does gallery mean?
spectators at a golf or tennis match a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited a long usually narrow room used for some specific purpose; "shooting gallery" a covered corridor (especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported with arches or columns) narrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the interior of a building
What part of speech is gallery?
Gallery is a noun.
How many definitions does gallery have?
Gallery has 7 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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