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LONGBOAT
longboat
(noun) the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
longboat (plural longboats)
(nautical) Among the boats carried by a ship the largest, thus the most capable of boats carried on a ship.
Source: Wiktionary
Long"boat`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: Formerly, the largest boat carried by a merchant vessel, corresponding to the launch of a naval vessel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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