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Definition of Galleries

Galleries
Gallery Gal"ler*y, n.; pl. Galleries. [F. galerie, It. galleria, fr. LL. galeria gallery, perh. orig., a festal hall, banquetting hall; cf. OF. galerie a rejoicing, fr. galer to rejoice. Cf. Gallant, a.] 1. 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 room for the exhibition of works of art; as, a picture gallery; hence, also, a large or important collection of paintings, sculptures, etc. 3. 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. 4. (Naut.) 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. 5. (Fort.) Any communication which is covered overhead as well as at the sides. When prepared for defense, it is a defensive gallery. 6. (Mining) A working drift or level. Whispering gallery. See under Whispering.

Meaning of Galleries from wikipedia

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- The Serpentine Galleries are two contemporary art galleries in Kensington Gardens, Westminster, Greater London. Recently rebranded to just Serpentine,...
- Rehs Galleries is an art gallery at 20 West 55th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Rehs Galleries was elected a member of the Fine Art Dealers...
- The Chenil Gallery (often referred to as the Chenil Galleries, or New Chenil Galleries) was a British art gallery and sometime-music studio in Chelsea...
- "gallery of art" or "museum of art". If the latter, the rooms where art is displa**** within the museum building are called galleries. Art galleries that...
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- The Galeries Ontario / Ontario Galleries (GOG), formerly Ontario ****ociation of Art Galleries / ****ociation Ontarienne des Galeries d’Art (OAAG/AOGA),...
- 2010). "Wood Street Galleries Exhibit Is Short on Visuals, Long on Audio". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.[dead link‍] "Wood Street Galleries". "The Azen Family...
- 40.776372°N 73.962617°W / 40.776372; -73.962617 Acquavella Galleries is an art gallery located at 18 East 79th Street between Madison and Fifth Avenues...