гале́та

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nouninanimatecountablefake feminine

1.
hardtack, hard biscuit, ship's biscuitfood
В похо́де мы ели то́лько гале́ты и сушёное мя́со.
On the hike we ate nothing but hardtack and dried meat.
A dry unleavened biscuit used as field or ship rations.
2.
(rare) contact wafer, contact plateelectronics
Переключа́тель со́бран из нескольких гале́т.
The switch is made up of several contact wafers.
Technical term: the disc carrying the contacts of a rotary (wafer) switch.
3.
(rare) godet roller, guide rollertextiles
Нить нама́тывается на гале́ту.
The filament is wound onto the godet roller.
Technical term in synthetic-fibre spinning.

Examples

В рюкзаке лежали галеты и банка тушёнки.
There were hardtack biscuits and a can of stewed meat in the backpack.
На завтрак у нас была только галета и чай.
We had only hardtack and tea for breakfast.
Эта галета такая твёрдая, что её трудно разжевать.
This hardtack is so hard that it's difficult to chew.