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surf boat

noun

a strong, buoyant rowboat with high ends, adapted for beaching and passing through surf.

Words nearby surf boat

surety, suretyship, surf, surf 'n' turf, surf and turf, surf boat, surf casting, surf clam, surf duck, surf mat, surf music

Origin of surf boat

First recorded in 1855–60; surf + boat

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Examples from the Web for surf boat

The Long-boat being cast off, the Surf-boat was soon filled.
The Wreck of the Golden Mary|Charles Dickens
The lines which they form can be seen in the drawing of the surf-boat, given on a subsequent page.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851|Various
You see, I'd have to get papers at the port, though there are plenty of lonely beaches where one could get a surf-boat off.
Long Odds|Harold Bindloss
Our surf-boat has a plank badly split; and if she hadn't there's not a man on all this coast could run you off to-night.
The League of the Leopard|Harold Bindloss

At length a surf-boat, towed by a smaller one, proceeded towards the wreck.
Thrilling Stories Of The Ocean|Marmaduke Park

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