well-found
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of well-found
1300–50 for earlier sense “welcome”; Middle English
Example Sentences
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I could not discover a golf-course any where; but otherwise the Queen Mary seemed to me to be a well-found ship.
From Time Magazine Archive
Don�t let that stop you from examining this comfortable, well-found yacht more closely.
From Time Magazine Archive
You can cruise and/or fish in a standard, well-found boat that will cost you about $155,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
By the time he had put in a year's work rebuilding the Spray into a staunch, well-found craft, he was ready to put to sea.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Triton was a well-found, well-officered, and well-manned ship.
From A Voyage round the World A book for boys by Kingston, William Henry Giles
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