Meaning of longboat | Babel Free

Definitions

The largest and thus the most capable of boats carried on a ship.

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Examples

“But our Patron, warn’d by this Disaster, resolved to take⟳ more Care of himself for the future; and having lying by him the Long-Boat of our English Ship that he had taken, he resolved he would not go a fishing any more without a Compass and some Provision […]”

“We cast⟳ Anchor within a League of this Creek, and our Captain sent a dozen of his Men well armed in the Long Boat, with Vessels for Water, if any could be found.”

“So far we had had reason⟳ to rejoice in the escape⟳ of our longboat, which had received no damage⟳ from any of the huge seas which had come⟳ on board⟳.”

“The longboat, with seven of the crew, was picked up eighteen days after by H. M. gunboat Myrtle, and the story of their terrible privations has become⟳ quite as well known as the far more horrible Medusa case.”

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