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longboat

[ lawng-boht, long- ]

noun

, Nautical.
  1. (formerly) the largest boat carried by a sailing ship.


longboat

/ ˈlɒŋˌbəʊt /

noun

  1. the largest boat carried aboard a commercial sailing vessel
  2. another term for longship
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of longboat1

First recorded in 1505–15; long 1 + boat
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Example Sentences

Locals dressed in tunics, capes and feather-tipped helmets brandished axes and hurled burning torches into a replica of a Viking longboat.

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The largest wooden boat festival in North America is a rare chance to see and sail 300 of the finest specimens, from schooners to longboats.

The horses and dogs would have travelled on Viking longboats across the North Sea, a journey that could take several weeks.

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Rubber boats, speedboats and a local longboat were being used in the search for the others.

While the boats are anchored, we passengers are allowed up on deck, and so I stand at the railing to watch the longboats glide through water clear as turquoise glass.

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