longboat

longboat
Among the boats carried by a ship the largest, thus the most capable of boats carried on a ship.

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  • Longboat — Long boat , n. (Naut.) Formerly, the largest boat carried by a merchant vessel, corresponding to the launch of a naval vessel. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • longboat — ► NOUN 1) historical a sizeable boat which could be launched from a large sailing ship. 2) another term for LONGSHIP(Cf. ↑longship) …   English terms dictionary

  • longboat — [lôŋ′bōt΄] n. the largest boat carried on a merchant sailing ship …   English World dictionary

  • Longboat — Not to be confused with the Vikings longship. For the ship, see MV Longboat. In the days of sailing ships, a vessel would carry several ship s boats for various uses. One would be a longboat, an open boat to be rowed by eight or ten oarsmen, two… …   Wikipedia

  • longboat — UK [ˈlɒŋˌbəʊt] / US [ˈlɔŋˌboʊt] noun [countable] Word forms longboat : singular longboat plural longboats a long low boat, used especially in the past for travelling on the sea …   English dictionary

  • Longboat Key — Pueblo de los Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

  • Longboat roadrunners — Longboat Roadrunnersis a Toronto based club formed in 1980 to promote running and sportsmanship in general, and to provide a club atmosphere in which members may develop their running skills and participate in a program of social activities.… …   Wikipedia

  • Longboat Key Club & Resort — (Сарасота,США) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: 220 Sands Point Road, Сар …   Каталог отелей

  • Longboat Key — Longboat Key, FL U.S. town in Florida Population (2000): 7603 Housing Units (2000): 8834 Land area (2000): 4.916453 sq. miles (12.733554 sq. km) Water area (2000): 12.149673 sq. miles (31.467506 sq. km) Total area (2000): 17.066126 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Longboat Key, FL — U.S. town in Florida Population (2000): 7603 Housing Units (2000): 8834 Land area (2000): 4.916453 sq. miles (12.733554 sq. km) Water area (2000): 12.149673 sq. miles (31.467506 sq. km) Total area (2000): 17.066126 sq. miles (44.201060 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Longboat Key, Florida — Infobox Settlement official name = Longboat Key, Florida other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = Town motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank emblem …   Wikipedia

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