单词 | team boat |
释义 | > as lemmasteam boat team boat n. North American (now historical) a paddle boat in which the power is supplied by a team of horses turning a treadmill, capstan, etc.; cf. horse-boat n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > flat-bottomed boat > [noun] > canal boat > towed by man or horses team boat1816 pull-boat1883 1816 Niles' Weekly Reg. 17 Aug. 414/1 The team boat of Messrs. Carpenter, Lawrence and Demint went into operation last week. 1820 Boston Daily Advertiser 26 Apr. 2/4 A team-boat propelled by twenty-five horses. 1969 R. E. Prince Seaboard Air Line Railway iii. 61/2 The team boat operated in regular service between the twin cities on the Elizabeth River. 2015 B. P. Murphy Building Empire State iv. 140 The second vessel, powered by actual horses and called a horseboat or team-boat, completed the journey and docked at New York. < as lemmas |
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