gallery

1. (by extension, metonymic) The spectators at an event, collectively.Examples: "The politician was clearly appealing to the gallery"; "Capello was missing his son's wedding in Milan to take charge – yet his reshaped England team gave him cause for a double celebration as they overturned the odds in front of a delighted Wembley gallery."broadlymetonymically

2. (law) The part of a courtroom, often elevated and in the rear, where seating for the public audience is facilitated during trial.Examples: "appealing to the gallery"; "Rose and Valerie, screaming from the gallery Say he must go free"

3. (computing) A browsable collection of images, font styles, etc.Examples: "a gallery of image thumbnails"; "a clip-art gallery in a word processor"

4. (fortification) A covered passage cut through the earth or masonry.Examples: "the galleries of the fort"

5. (mining) A level or drive in a mine.Examples: "the lower galleries"

6. (automotive) A channel that carries engine oil to parts of the engine that need lubrication, such as the main bearings.Examples: "the main gallery"; "At about 2500 r.p.m., as much oil is by-passed through the cooler as the amount delivered to the main gallery and at higher engine speeds the flow through the cooler is appreciably greater."; "Metal grit from a previous engine failure was lodged in the oil galleries and had come loose upon driving the vehicle."