whaleboat

[hweyl-boht, weyl-]

noun

1. a long, narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas: formerly used in whaling, whale, whaling, now mainly for sea rescue.

whaleboat

/ ˈweɪlˌbəʊt /

noun

1. Also called: whaler. a narrow boat from 20 to 30 feet long having a sharp prow and stern, formerly used in whaling

Word History and Origins

Origin of whaleboat¹

First recorded in 1665–75; whale ¹ + boat

Example Sentences

After each stop, the whaleboat would leave a little heavier, he recalled.

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After a half an hour, we were approached by a whaleboat, also marked with a lantern upon her, and the two drifted without words until they were joined in comfortable parallel.

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He’s also particularly proud of a 30-foot-long whaleboat piece inside Facebook’s South Lake Union offices, but the audience for that is limited to the outpost’s 1,600 employees.

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Throughout the morning, families streamed aboard to tour the ship and take part in whaleboat demos and chantey singing, oblivious to us and our bedrolls.

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Mr. Dyer has also found journals that illustrate seamen’s hunting triumphs on specific whaleboats, although other archival records of the voyages show the slaughters never actually happened.

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