longboat

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the largest open boat formerly carried by a sailing ship, used for transport, work, or emergencies

   The crew lowered the longboat to carry water casks back to the ship.

Formed in English from long + boat. The name referred to the relatively long, capacious boat carried aboard a sailing vessel, typically the largest and most seaworthy of the ship's open boats.

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