jolly boat

noun

Definition of jolly boatnext
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  1. cutter
  2. lifeboat
  3. tender
  4. longboat
  5. launch
  6. auxiliary
  7. yawl
  8. barge
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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of tender
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
  • After two new SUVs launch in the second half of next year, the automaker expects Onvo monthly sales to reach 30,000 to 50,000 vehicles, Citi said.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
  • So, as Gurman didn’t have it right, when will iOS 18.2 launch?
    David Phelan, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of launch
Noun
  • The Civil Air Patrol is an auxiliary of the US Air Force and nonprofit organization.
    Michelle Watson, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
  • But the party did not give to its own Black auxiliary: the African American Caucus of Mecklenburg County. Between the lines: The party officers and the African American Caucus of Mecklenburg County do not have a functioning relationship, Axios learned through speaking with board members.
    Alexandria Sands, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of auxiliary
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
  • 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
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