galley slave

Noun

historical

(historical, nautical) A slave who rows in a galley (type of ship).

Japanese Meaning

ガレー船でオールを漕ぐために使役された奴隷（歴史的・海軍用語）

What is this buttons?

During the voyage, he was treated like a galley slave, chained to the oars from dawn until dusk.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

航海中、彼はガレー船の漕ぎ手である奴隷のように扱われ、鎖でつながれて夜明けから日没まで櫂を漕がされた。

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(historical, nautical) A slave who rows in a galley (type of ship).

"That is a chain of galley slaves, on the way to the galleys by force of the king's orders." "How by force?" asked Don Quixote; "is it possible that the king uses force against anyone?" "I do not say that," answered Sancho, "but that these are people condemned for their crimes to serve by force in the king's galleys."

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galley slaves

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