large boat (noun)

  • 81galley — noun (plural galleys) Etymology: Middle English galeie, from Anglo French galie, galee, ultimately from Middle Greek galea Date: 13th century 1. a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: as a. a long low ship used for war and trading… …

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  • 82currach — noun /ˈkʌɹə,ˈkʌɹəx/ An Irish boat, constructed like a coracle, and originally the same shape; now a boat of similar construction but conventional shape and large enough to be operated by up to eight oars. Some days he went out in the currach with …

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  • 83paddlewheel — noun a) a large wheel fitted with thick slats, turned by an engine and used to propel a boat b) the name for a boat propelled by a paddlewheel …

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  • 84mackinaw skiff — noun a) A cargo boat, with a large flat bottom and sharp ends, formerly used on the Great Lakes and the Missouri River (to a lesser extent, elsewhere). b) A shooner rigged boat once used on the Great Lakes …

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  • 85boatlift — noun a) The (often clandestine) transportation of a large number of people or goods by boat, especially an exodus of people. b) (also boat lift) A mechanism for lifting boats from the water, or between water on different elevations …

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  • 86yacht — noun (C) a large sailing boat, especially one that you can sleep on compare sailing boat, sailboat …

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  • 87canalboat —  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a boat for use on a canal; especially : a long narrow boat having a bluff nearly vertical bow and stern that give it large freight capacity …

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  • 88papboat — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: pap (II) + boat 1. : a boat shaped dish to hold pap for feeding infants or invalids 2. : a large spiral East Indian marine shell (Turbinella rapa) …

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  • 89stomach — noun 1 part of the body where food is digested ADJECTIVE ▪ empty, full ▪ You shouldn t drink wine on an empty stomach (= without eating food). ▪ dodgy (BrE, informal), queasy, upset …

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  • 90cabin cruiser — noun a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board • Syn: ↑cruiser, ↑pleasure boat, ↑pleasure craft • Derivationally related forms: ↑cruise (for: ↑cruiser) …

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