guard-boatn.
/ˈɡɑːdbəʊt/ (a) A boat appointed to row the rounds among the ships of war in a harbour, to observe that their officers keep a good look-out. (b) A boat employed by harbour authorities to enforce quarantine or custom-house regulations.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > look-out or reconnaissance vessel
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guard-ship1689
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scout-ship1694
guard-boat1696
scout1706
lookout1761
lookout ship1762
watch-boat1789
patrol boat1854
spy-ship1858
picket boat1861
picket launch1864
scout vessel1869
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picket ship1898
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P boat1917
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels with other specific uses > [noun] > vessel used by customs authorities
guard-boat1696
guarda-costa1731
1696 London Gaz. No. 3078/2 The Guard Boat belonging to His Majesty's Garison of Tinmouth Castle.
1758 J. Blake Plan Marine Syst. 4 By rowing round the ship, during the night, in a guard-boat, as is done by the officers of the customs with regard to homeward bound Indiamen.
1790 Coll. Voy. round World I. i. 19 They attempted to go on shore, but were stopped by the guard-boat.
1833 H. Martineau Cinnamon & Pearls i. 2 The guard-boat might as well have been empty for any opposition that it offered to the approach of the raft.
1878 N. Amer. Rev. 127 384 To run the gauntlet of the guard-boats.
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