longboat
Americannoun
noun
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the largest boat carried aboard a commercial sailing vessel
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another term for longship
Etymology
Origin of longboat
Vocabulary lists containing longboat
Medieval Europe - Middle School
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Example Sentences
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Rubber boats, speedboats and a local longboat were being used in the search for the others.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2022
A Viking longboat has knocked out power supplies in a south of Scotland town.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2021
Sure enough, clever Sadie, with easy-going Sherman at her side, knows exactly how to fit out a longboat, assemble a crew of smartly attired sailor-chimps, and make for open waters.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2017
They gathered in a great incendiary ring around the longboat that clogged the night air with thick smoke.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2015
Now its crew lowered a longboat packed with men over the side.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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