jolly
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈdʒɑːli/
- Archaic
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- The crew launched the jolly boat to bring back supplies from the shore.
- a jolly boat
Examples
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One of the jolly boats is missing, and I know for a fact that it was terribly unsafe.
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The most wonderful smell floated in the summer night air, and my friend and I met Georgio the popcorn man, fat and jolly behind his cart.
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The sailors prepared the jolly boat for a quick trip to the nearby island.
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After the storm, we noticed that the jolly boat had been damaged and needed repairs.
Synonyms
72
1.5
A strong boat kept on a ship or on the shore to save people in danger at sea
48
1.1
A small boat that moves by wind using sails
18
4.8
A small open boat that people use for short trips, often to reach a larger boat
13
1.0
A boat that is small and used for short trips on lakes or rivers
6
8.1
A small sailing boat with one mast
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6.6
A small boat that takes people or supplies to shore from a larger ship
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7.9
A small flat-bottomed boat with high sides you row
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1.4
A small boat that uses sails to move and usually has one mast
1
9.9
A small boat from a ship that people row to shore
1
9.9
A small boat that sells food and goods to ships at sea
A small boat that a sailing ship keeps for the crew to move people or supplies
A small boat that a ship carries to move people between ship and shore
A boat that carries mail and small supplies to islands and remote places
A long, thin boat used on canals to carry goods
Idioms
Compounds
2
8.1
A black flag with a white skull and crossbones flown by pirates to show they will attack
- Specialized
A small boat that a sailing ship keeps for the crew to move people or supplies
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jolly (small boat) comes from a Dutch and German word jolle that means 'small boat'. So a ship's jolly is simply the little boat sailors used for errands and transport.