Definition of gallery
plural galleries
2 a
: an outdoor balcony
c
: a platform at the quarters or stern of a ship
3 a
: a long and narrow passage, apartment, or corridor
b
: a subterranean passageway in a cave or military mining system;
also
: a working drift or level in mining
c
: an underground passage made by a mole or ant or a passage made in wood by an insect (such as a beetle)
4 a
: a room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art
b
: an institution or business exhibiting or dealing in works of art
c
: collection, aggregation
- the rich gallery of characters in this novel
- —H. S. Canby
5 a
: a structure projecting from one or more interior walls (as of an auditorium or church) to accommodate additional people;
especially
: the highest balcony in a theater commonly having the cheapest seats
b
: the part of a theater audience seated in the top gallery
c
: the undiscriminating general public
d
: the spectators at a sporting event (such as a tennis or golf match)
6
: a small ornamental barrier or railing (as along the edge of a table or shelf)
7
: a photographer's studio
