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
Noun
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Several lifeboats and a coast guard rescue helicopter were dispatched to the scene in the North Sea, along with a coast guard plane and nearby vessels with firefighting capability.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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The billboards market Band-Aids as sleep eye masks, Staples rubber bands as workout equipment and Kraft macaroni and cheese noodles as stream-floating lifeboats.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
5 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
Noun
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The shifting dynamics are analogous in many ways to the relationship between cutters and tailors, says Ji.—
Caroline Reilly,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2025
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Their ability to identify cutters has been off, too.—
Tony East,
Forbes,
12 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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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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Capturing the background plates for the riverboat scene required a 5 camera array, all shooting in 4k.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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 24 Mar. 2025.
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