longboat
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- noun
- /ˈlɔːŋˌboʊt/
- Archaic
:
bote largo
- The crew lowered the longboat to transport passengers to the shore.
Examples
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Oh, will you have my luggage lowered to the longboat?
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There's a longboat up on deck.
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Strange thing to come upon a longboat so far out in open water.
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Mr Land, into the longboat with you.
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But the longboat was secure.
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- Prepare the longboat, Mr. Tarbuck.
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A longboat will be waiting to take you to the Narwhal at midnight.
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I'm putting Mr. Bligh and his party in the longboat.
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Man the longboats, furl the sail and prepare to drop anchor.
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From the shores of Racland, a longboat put forth and approached, bow churning white foam as it rose and fell across the waves.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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A boat that is small and used for short trips on lakes or rivers
A small boat that a ship carries to move people between ship and shore
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Etymology
The word longboat comes from the simple parts long and boat, meaning a 'long' boat. Think of sailors lowering a long boat from a larger ship to reach the shore with people or goods, which is why a longboat is the boat carried aboard a ship for trips to land.