jolly boat

noun

Definition of jolly boatnext
as in cutter

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  1. cutter
  2. lifeboat
  3. tender
  4. longboat
  5. launch
  6. auxiliary
  7. yawl
  8. barge
Noun
  • The shifting dynamics are analogous in many ways to the relationship between cutters and tailors, says Ji.
    — Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Their ability to identify cutters has been off, too.
    — Tony East, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of cutter
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of lifeboat
Noun
  • In 2022, the defense ministry put out a tender for renovating its part of the complex.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Definition of tender
Noun
  • 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
Definition of longboat
Noun
  • Take note of a brand new art prize This year marks the launch of the new MGM Discoveries Art Prize, dedicated to supporting emerging artists at a pivotal stage in their careers.
    — Kissa Castaneda, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Integra Investments and co-developer Flying Point announced this week the launch of Soreno Fort Lauderdale, a 14-story luxury condominium offering 76 upscale one- to three-bedroom residencies ranging from 1,080 to 2,400 square feet.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of launch
Noun
  • China’s annual parliamentary sessions, the National People’s Congress (NPC) and its advisory auxiliary, the CPPCC come to a close with the economy and unemployment at the top the agenda.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Bruno did not answer a question asking whether the lease is void under state laws governing board members’ conflicts at nonprofits and auxiliaries, and referred to the forensic examination delving into the station’s finances.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
Definition of auxiliary
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of yawl
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of barge
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