| 单词 | wharf-boat |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswharf-boat wharf-boat n. (a) U.S. a boat supporting a platform and moored at a bank, used as a wharf; (b) a boat employed about a wharf. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > boat attendant on larger vessel > [noun] > boat used at a wharf wharf-boat1849 society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > harbour or port > [noun] > wharf or quay > types of wood-wharf1279 jutty-head1559 coal wharf1655 coal staithe1708 jetty head1731 sufferance wharf1774 trunk-staithe1789 wharf-boat1849 sufferance quay1882 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > flat-bottomed boat > [noun] > used as support, wharf, or gate pont1631 pontoon1676 tin-boat1677 wharf-boat1849 caisson1854 caisson-gate1866 1849 C. Lyell 2nd Visit U.S. II. 227 In the wharf-boat..I expected to find a bed for the first night. 1860 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 3) (at cited word) On the Western rivers the height of the water is so variable that a fixed wharf would be useless. In its place is used a rectangular float... It is generally aground on the shore side, and is entered by a plank or movable platform. This is a wharf-boat. 1878 N. Amer. Rev. Sept. 225 She was used as a ‘wharf-boat’ or store-ship. < as lemmas |
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