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Gallery 15. 1 an art gallery 2 a) an upper floor built out
from an inner wall of a hall, from which activities in the
hall may be watched: the public gallery in Congress b) the
highest upper floor in a theatre 3 a long narrow room: a
shooting gallery 4 a level underground passage in a mine or
joining natural CAVES → see also play to the gallery (PLAY²)
gal·ley /'gæli/ n 1 (in former times) a long low ship with
sails, which was rowed along by slaves, especially an ancient
Greek or Roman warship 2 a ship's kitchen 3 also galley
proof /'-- ·/ — any of the sheets of paper on which a printer
prints a book so that mistakes can be put right before it is
divided into pages
Gal·li·a·no, John /gæli'ɑ:nəʊ/ (1960–) a British FASHION
DESIGNER who has worked for Givenchy and Christian Dior,
and is known for designing unusual and sometimes shock-
ing clothes
Gal·lic /'gælik/ adj typical of France or French people: Gallic
charm
Gal·lip·o·li /gə'lipəli/ an area in Turkey on the north side of
the DARDANELLES where an important battle took place
during World War I. Many Australian and New Zealand
soldiers landed on the coast and were killed there by the
Turkish army who were fighting on the side of the Germans.
→ see also ANZAC DAY
gal·li·vant /'gælɪvænt/ v [I (ABOUT)] infml or humor, often derog to go
around amusing oneself; GAD ABOUT: You can't spend the rest
of your life gallivanting about: get yourself a steady job.
gal·lon /'gælən/ n a measure for liquids → see TABLE 2
**CULTURAL NOTE** In the US, the gallon is used as the
standard liquid measure. Gas (=fuel for a car) is always
bought by the gallon, and milk, water, and ice-cream are
usually bought in gallon or half-gallon sizes. In the UK the
gallon was used in the past, but now the litre is the
standard measure for liquid.
gal·lop¹ /'gæləp/ n 1 [S] the movement of a horse at its
fastest speed, when all four feet come off the ground
together: The horse went off at a gallop across the field. | The
horses broke into a gallop. (=began to gallop) 2 [C] a ride at
this speed: She took her pony out to the countryside for a good
gallop. 3 at a gallop infml in a rush or hurry: She ate her
lunch at a gallop.
gallop² v [I;T] to (cause to) move at the speed of a gallop: The
horse/The rider galloped down the hill. | (fig.) He galloped
through his work so that he could leave the office early. →
compare CANTER², TROT²
gal·lop·ing /'gæləpɪŋ/ adj [A] increasing or changing very
quickly: The country is suffering from galloping inflation; the
value of its money has halved in the past six months.
Gal·lo·way, George /'gæləweɪ/ (1954–) a LEFT-WING British
politician from Scotland who became an MP for the Labour
Party in 1987. He has a strong interest in the politics of the
Middle East, and made several trips to Iraq where he met
Saddam Hussein. In 2003 he was forced to leave the Labour
Party because of what he said about the war in Iraq. After
leaving the Labour Party, he formed a new ANTI-WAR party
called Respect. Newspapers sometimes call him 'Gorgeous
George' because he likes to wear very expensive clothes.
gal·lows /'gæləʊz/ n pl. gallows the wooden frame on which
criminals used to be killed by hanging from a rope: The
murderer was sent to the gallows for his crimes.
'gallows ,humour n [U] lit humour which makes very
unpleasant or dangerous things or people seem funny; BLACK
HUMOUR
gall·stone /'gɔ:lStəʊn/ n a hard stone or grain which forms
in the GALL BLADDER and may have to be removed by an
operation or other treatment
Gal·lup poll /'gæləp pəʊl/ trademark a type of OPINION POLL
(=a test to find out people's attitudes about something)
carried out by the company started by George Horace
Gallup in the US in 1935. They get their results by question-
ing a number of people who are chosen as being typical of
the whole population: A Gallup poll in today's New York
Times gives the Democrats a nine-point lead. → see also
HARRIS POLL, MORI POLL
ga·lore /gə'lɔ:r/ adj [after n] in large amounts or numbers:
There are bargains galore in the sales this year.
ga·losh /gə'lɒʃ||gə'lɑ:ʃ/ also overshoe also rubber AmE —
n [usually pl.] a rubber shoe worn over an ordinary shoe,
especially by older people, when it rains or snows → see
PAIR (USAGE)
Gals·wor·thy, John /'gɔ:lz,wɜ:ði||-,wɜ:r-/ (1867–1933) a
British writer of books and plays who won the NOBEL PRIZE
for Literature in 1932. He is best known for his series of
novels called *The Forsyte Saga*, about a wealthy English family
called the Forsytes.
Gal·ti·e·ri, Le·o·pol·do /ˌgælti'eəri, ˌlerə'pɒldəʊ||-'paʊl-/
(1926–2003) an Argentinian GENERAL (=army leader) and Presi-
dent from 1981 to 1982. He ordered Argentinian soldiers to
take control of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) in 1982. This
led to a war with Britain, which Argentina lost. As a result
he was forced to give up being President and was put in
prison from 1986 to 1989.