tender
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6.6
- noun
- /ˈtɛndər/
- Specialized
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lancha
- Mr. Sanderson will go ashore on the tender.
Examples
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The tender is coming!
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For those of us who live at anchor, the dinghy, also referred to as a tender, takes the role of the family car.
Blog text (10) -
I need you to get in the tender, and I need you to go get the crew.
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The tender is coming up from Cherbourg, sir.
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The ship has been signaled, and the tender must be off.
Blog text (22) -
The tender is leaving!
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Johnny MacCulloch rowed the tender ashore with Dan to buy eggs and milk from her, promising to come back later for the home-stilled whiskey she urged on them.
Fiction book (2000) -
We arrived at the beach on the tender, safely transporting us from the large cruise ship.
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The tender was used to ferry supplies from the dock to the anchored yacht.
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As the storm approached, the tender swiftly took passengers from the large vessel to shore.
Synonyms
18
6.1
A small fast boat often with sails, used to carry people or messages
2
9.9
A small boat kept on a ship to carry people or goods
1
9.9
A small boat used to carry people or supplies between a ship and shore
A small boat that a ship carries to move people between ship and shore
Compounds
- Informal
2
2.5
Gentle, careful help and attention people give to someone or something that needs support
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tender for a small boat comes from the idea of tend meaning 'to take care of' or help, so a tender is a little helper-boat that brings people and supplies to a larger ship.