gallery

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for gallery

gallery 🔊 /gæˈlɚi/

gallery : සක්මන

gallery : වත්‍ර ප්‍රදර්ශන ශාලාව

gallery : ගැලරිය

gallery : නෘත්‍යශාලාවක ගැලරිය

gallery definition

Adjective.

  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. 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. Any communication which is covered overhead as well as at the sides. When prepared for defense, it is a defensive gallery.
  6. A working drift or level.