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Recent Examples of whaleboat
On July 20, 1775, Major Joseph Vose and sixty Continental soldiers landed on Little Brewster in nimble whaleboats.
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Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
When a prime specimen was chosen, the men set off in a whaleboat rowed by a crew.
—Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Nov. 2022
Setauket whaleboat captain Caleb Brewster, meanwhile, carried messages across Long Island Sound, between Setauket and Connecticut.
—Bill Bleyer, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2022
Mitch Brown, 27, and his girlfriend Yanna Xian, 24, were swimming on a whaleboat tour when a baby humpback approached them.
—People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 10 Jan. 2022
Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
When a prime specimen was chosen, the men set off in a whaleboat rowed by a crew.
—Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Nov. 2022
Setauket whaleboat captain Caleb Brewster, meanwhile, carried messages across Long Island Sound, between Setauket and Connecticut.
—Bill Bleyer, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2022
Mitch Brown, 27, and his girlfriend Yanna Xian, 24, were swimming on a whaleboat tour when a baby humpback approached them.
—People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 10 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whaleboat
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The cast of Swept Away, the about-to-open Broadway musical that follows four whalers on an odyssey of survival and salvation, are a tight crew.Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
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In Nauru's history, it has been used as a supply shop for European whalers, according to CIA.gov.Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
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With little overt military value, Australia’s cheap-but-robust commercial workboats are subject to fierce debate.Craig Hooper, Forbes, 3 May 2023
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In the Black Sea, trading an old workboat or other hulk for even a mere mission-kill on a Russian combatant is eminently worthwhile.Craig Hooper, Forbes, 8 June 2022
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While ferries don't have the same charging requirements as heavier ships, many companies are building redundancies into their crafts to ensure longer trips and less time at the charging station: Many ferries are powered by both batteries and diesel engines that can be used to offset one another.Leah Carroll, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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After a ferry delivered him to Oakland, Muir set out on foot and walked some 300 miles to Yosemite in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024
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The upshot will be a mid-sized load-lugger that will hammers to 62mph in 3.6 seconds and from zero to 124mph in only 12.9 seconds, so the Europeans had better pack that luggage in snugly.Michael Taylor, Forbes, 22 June 2022
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The wooden boats competed in skiff, workboat, lugger, trawler, runabout, sailboat and cruiser classes.Ann Benoit, NOLA.com, 27 Oct. 2017
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For example, when over 1,000 people died in a ferryboat accident in the Red Sea in 2006, critics accused the military of failing to deploy quickly enough to rescue them.Jeff Martini, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2011
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On another ferryboat is the Constitution and all the state and local officials dedicated to upholding it.Alexandra Petri, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
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On Thursday, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the core PCE price index, was still above central bankers’ 2% inflation target in September but roughly in-line with estimates and pretty steady for the past five months.Zev Fima, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
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Meet with investment bankers to understand market dynamics.Marc Emmer, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Wi-Fi: Free Nearby Attractions: Skiing and snowboarding Loyalty Programs: Sunshine Super Card Parking: Free — located at the bottom of the gondola.Laura Studarus, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2024
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Located just a few steps away from the downtown gondola, this polished property is perfect for ski season, with amenities like a dedicated concierge team and an on-site wine bar that’s particularly popular for après-ski.Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Take a scenic cruise along Harbor Drive, where tuna seiners once tied up.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023
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Above the seiner, a seaplane soars towards the coastal mountains rising up and fading into the distant mist.David James, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2023
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“Whaleboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whaleboat. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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