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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