as in longboat
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Noun
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High up the sides of the room is a forest of fake fir trees on the peaks of the mountain and on the lower level there’s a harbour with full-size longboats sitting in it.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025 -
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
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Most of the crew got into the ship's metal lifeboat, which capsized within minutes, USA Today reported.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Passengers on the other lifeboat were able to pull two of the crew members out of the water.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Mar. 2025
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Others were structures not intended for residential use but which had been cleverly repurposed, such as an industrial barge turned houseboat in Paris.—
Amy Astley,
Architectural Digest,
18 Mar. 2025
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Naval News reported that the ships could potentially link up with a landing barge's stern, enabling the rapid transfer of tanks and other vehicles.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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The menu includes all your favorite American comfort food dishes – cheese fries, onion rings, mac and cheese, potato salad, hushpuppies, chicken tenders, hamburgers, quesadillas, wings and more.—
Alexandra Maloney,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Mar. 2025
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In 2022, the defense ministry put out a tender for renovating its part of the complex.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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The cutter was relatively effective (.416 expected opponent slugging percentage), as was his sweeper (.428 XSLG), but left-handed hitters teed off on his four-seamer (.778 XSLG) and change-up (.509 XSLG).—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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Through August, Webb’s cutter accounted for 1.1% of his pitches.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Dove/Torr Cottage, Centerport After a decade living on their yawl in Huntington Harbor and a stint upstate after his mother died, artists Arthur Dove and Helen Torr were able to purchase an old post-office building perched alongside Titus Mill Pond in 1938.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
27 July 2024
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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
Noun
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The church eventually used the restaurant profits to buy a riverboat, which was used for popular dinner cruises along the Rock River.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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As with Tauck’s other riverboats, single supplements will be waived on the Category 1 cabins.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
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Location: Boothbay Harbor BOOK NOW Houseboat on Lake Pemaquid Photo: Courtesy of Airbnb Seemingly plucked from a Wes Anderson film, this charming houseboat can accommodate two guests and offers the vibe of a stylish tiny house—but on water.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2025
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Travel back in time with a stay at The Gibson Inn, or experience this area’s way of life by renting a cottage or a houseboat.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Bumboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumboat. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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