longship
a medieval ship used in northern Europe especially by the Norse, having a long, narrow, open hull, a single square sail, and a large number of oars, which provided most of the propulsion.
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How to use longship in a sentence
Now we saw a boat lowered from the longship's side, and one by one armed men entered her, and she sank deeply in the water.
Wulfric the Weapon Thane | Charles W. WhistlerThe galley, or longship, had carried guns on a platform at the bows, pointing forward.
On the Spanish Main | John MasefieldThere seemed every chance that we should be upon the longship before they knew what we were about, for we had the weather gauge.
Havelok The Dane | Charles WhistlerNow the longship held on her course steadily, never shifting her helm for so much as a point.
Havelok The Dane | Charles WhistlerThe longship's lighthouse stood up, a grey shadow in a grey scene.
Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories | Henry Seton Merriman
British Dictionary definitions for longship
/ (ˈlɒŋˌʃɪp) /
a narrow open vessel with oars and a square sail, used esp by the Vikings during medieval times
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