bumboat

noun

Definition of bumboatnext
as in longboat

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  1. longboat
  2. lifeboat
  3. barge
  4. tender
  5. cutter
  6. yawl
  7. riverboat
  8. houseboat
Noun
  • Colonial pilots would unload their cargo onto smaller longboats so it could be carried 100 miles upstream to New Orleans, to avoid getting stuck in the mud.
    Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
  • From medieval sailors buried beneath the cobblestone streets in Visby to the ruins of Norse shipyards where longboats were built 1,000 years ago, ancient maritime lore suffuses the island.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2024
Definition of longboat
Noun
  • And his administration will have ample opportunities to slow or even kill future transactions – lifeboats that some media companies may need to survive.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Out of the ship's 132 passengers and crew, 114 people died – and the few people who survived the wreck were stuck in a lifeboat for a week.
    Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2024
Definition of lifeboat
Noun
  • The filing also details acquisitions, including the purchase of 13 inland tank barges and two high horsepower towboats for $65.2 million.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The company initially built tugboats to tow offshore oil rigs and barges through the criss-cross of bayous and canals.
    Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of barge
Noun
  • In that game, quarterback Justin Herbert was playing on a tender ankle and the Chargers were missing both starting offensive tackles and star safety Derwin James Jr. Since, the Chargers have won six of eight and are currently the fifth seed in the AFC, putting them squarely in the playoff picture.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • His very funny and touching stories about his own tender childhood segue into pieces about his regrets, anxieties, and triumphs as a father.
    Brian Boone, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of tender
Noun
  • Sugano also throws a cutter, slider, splitter, sinker and curve.
    Chuck Murr, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The pair of figures came into and out of focus; in some passages the surface had hyper-similitude, in others a rougher, grooved surface, betraying the involvement of a CNC cutter.
    Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of cutter
Noun
  • Prior to the incident, Wilson had been aboard a 52-foot yawl named the Emerald with friends Oster and Colleen McGovern.
    Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
  • The crew had no time to gather their possessions or weather gear before boarding their small yawl boat, and the ship sank so quickly that a Newfoundland that served as her mascot was unable to escape.
    Christopher Clough, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
Definition of yawl
Noun
  • As for the cruise portion of the journey, travelers will embark on the Pure Amazon, a brand new boutique riverboat, for a three-night cruise through the Amazon Basin.
    Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2024
  • All of the domestic cruise lines’ 21 riverboats and small ships that sail more than 50 itineraries in 35 U.S. states accommodate between 90 to 180 guests, making for intimate experiences on all its voyages.
    Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of riverboat
Noun
  • Note: During the off-season (now), the houseboat is parked in the host’s driveway.
    Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Altemus understood that the houseboat had been financed by Deering, who knew about the men’s relationship—and how Chalfin bred pedigreed Chow Chow dogs.
    Julio Capó Jr. & Helena Gomez, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of houseboat
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