单词 | jetboat |
释义 | > as lemmasjetboat jetboat n. chiefly New Zealand (a) a boat propelled by a jet engine (disused); (b) a motor boat both propelled and steered by a jet of water pumped forcefully out from below the stern waterline, used esp. in shallow water and rapids. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > mechanically propelled vessels > [noun] > propelled by jet of water jetboat1952 1952 Times 30 Sept. 6/4 (heading) Mr. Cobb killed on Loch Ness. Jet-boat smashed in fastest run. 1963 J. Hamilton (title) White water, the Colorado jet boat expedition, 1960. 1975 N.Z. News 8 Jan. 9/3 Propelled and steered by its water jet, the [Sir William] Hamilton jet boat can make 180-degree turns in its own length. 2003 Holiday Which? Summer 130/2 It charms visitors from all the neighbouring resorts, who swarm onto the beach as they disembark from the constant relay of jetboats that patrol the coast with relentless regularity. < as lemmas |
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