longboat

[ lawng-boht, long- ]

/ ˈlɔŋˌboʊt, ˈlɒŋ- /

noun Nautical.

(formerly) the largest boat carried by a sailing ship.

Origin of longboat

First recorded in 1505–15; long¹ + boat

Words nearby longboat

long barrow, Long Beach, longbeard, Longbenton, longboard, longboat, Longboat Key, long bone, longbow, longbowman, Long Branch

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Example sentences from the Web for longboat

And then our thoughts turned to the longboat, and we began to ask ourselves and each other how she had fared.
Turned Adrift|Harry Collingwood
He pointed up the river, and I saw a longboat approaching swiftly.
The Cryptogram|William Murray Graydon
He fell down writhing and Blackbeard and the rest of his men raced back to the longboat.
A World Called Crimson|Darius John Granger
The Captain desired me to go ashore in the longboat and take charge of the boat.
A Modern Buccaneer|Rolf Boldrewood

Below them lay a longboat, apparently intended for piloting the ships into the harbour.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 19|Various

British Dictionary definitions for longboat

longboat

/ (ˈlɒŋˌbəʊt) /

noun

the largest boat carried aboard a commercial sailing vessel

another term for longship

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单词	longboat
释义	longboat [ lawng-boht, long- ] / ˈlɔŋˌboʊt, ˈlɒŋ- / noun Nautical. (formerly) the largest boat carried by a sailing ship. Origin of longboat First recorded in 1505–15; long¹ + boat Words nearby longboat long barrow, Long Beach, longbeard, Longbenton, longboard, longboat, Longboat Key, long bone, longbow, longbowman, Long Branch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for longboat And then our thoughts turned to the longboat, and we began to ask ourselves and each other how she had fared. Turned Adrift\|Harry Collingwood He pointed up the river, and I saw a longboat approaching swiftly. The Cryptogram\|William Murray Graydon He fell down writhing and Blackbeard and the rest of his men raced back to the longboat. A World Called Crimson\|Darius John Granger The Captain desired me to go ashore in the longboat and take charge of the boat. A Modern Buccaneer\|Rolf Boldrewood Below them lay a longboat, apparently intended for piloting the ships into the harbour. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 19\|Various British Dictionary definitions for longboat longboat / (ˈlɒŋˌbəʊt) / noun the largest boat carried aboard a commercial sailing vessel another term for longship Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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