large boat (noun)

  • 111motor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ large, powerful ▪ small, tiny ▪ diesel, electric ▪ outboard ▪ …

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  • 112fighting chair — noun N. Amer. a fixed chair on a boat used by a person trying to catch large fish …

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  • 113galley — noun (plural galleys) 1》 historical a low, flat ship with one or more sails and up to three banks of oars, used chiefly for warfare or piracy and often manned by slaves or criminals. 2》 a large, open rowing boat kept on a warship especially for… …

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  • 114hulk — noun 1》 an old ship stripped of fittings and permanently moored, especially for use as storage or (formerly) as a prison. 2》 a large or clumsy boat, object, or person. Origin OE hulc fast ship ; prob. of Mediterranean origin and related to Gk… …

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  • 115keelboat — noun 1》 a yacht built with a permanent keel rather than a centreboard. 2》 a large, flat freight boat used on American rivers …

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  • 116packet — noun 1》 a paper or cardboard container. 2》 (a packet) informal, chiefly Brit. a large sum of money. 3》 dated a boat travelling at regular intervals between two ports, originally for the conveyance of mail. 4》 Computing a block of data transmitted …

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  • 117breadth — noun 1 (C, U) the distance from one side of something to the other; width: What is the breadth of this room? | 5 metres/3 feet etc in breadth: The boat measured eight feet in breadth compare length (1), width (1) 2 breadth of vision/mind/outlook… …

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  • 118cabin cruiser — noun (C) a large motor boat with one or more cabins for people to sleep in …

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  • 119cruiser — noun (C) 1 a large fast warship: a battle cruiser 2 a boat used for pleasure 3 AmE a police car …

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  • 120driftnet — noun (C) a large net behind a boat, used to catch fish …

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