stake boat
Americannoun
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an anchored boat to which barges or other boats are temporarily moored.
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an anchored boat used as a turning point in races.
Etymology
Origin of stake boat
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Up the river the wind, cold after rain, was blowing hard when the two shells jumped away from the stake boat.
From Time Magazine Archive
In each stake boat, an official sat ready to hold the stern of the shell assigned to that lane until the starting pistol was fired.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
As the Washington boys backed their shell into position, the official in the stake boat for lane three reached out a hand and laid hold of their stern.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
"Now, fellows, mind your eyes, and we are sure to win," said the wide-awake coxswain, as the gun fired that was to call them to the stake boat.
From In School and Out or, The Conquest of Richard Grant. by Optic, Oliver
Another command on the Olympia's as the second stake boat was neared and the Olympia's crew was holding it at forty, a slip to tell, and the boats rounded the second stake-boat bows even.
From Peggy Stewart: Navy Girl at Home by Jackson, Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie)
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