longboat

[ lawng-boht, long- ]

/ ˈlɔŋˌboʊt, ˈlɒŋ- /

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noun Nautical.

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

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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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How to use longboat in a sentence

And scouting my expostulations, he commanded the longboat, bidding me be ready to go ashore with him.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
Cappen could just see the longboat's single mast reeling against the sky.
The Valor of Cappen Varra|Poul William Anderson
The longboat rolled drearily on an empty, windless sea, and the stagnant, overcast sky gave no promise of any breeze.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover)|Jack London
Stark they came into the world, and stark they passed out over the side of the longboat and down into the dark freezing ocean.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover)|Jack London

The longboat was ready by this time, her barrels full of water and her lockers full of biscuit.
The House Under the Sea|Sir Max Pemberton

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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