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longboat

/lawng-boht, long-/US // ˈlɔŋˌboʊt, ˈlɒŋ- //UK // (ˈlɒŋˌbəʊt) //

龙舟,龙船,长艇,长船

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Nautical.

    • : the largest boat carried by a sailing ship.

Examples

  • And scouting my expostulations, he commanded the longboat, bidding me be ready to go ashore with him.

  • Cappen could just see the longboat's single mast reeling against the sky.

  • The longboat rolled drearily on an empty, windless sea, and the stagnant, overcast sky gave no promise of any breeze.

  • Stark they came into the world, and stark they passed out over the side of the longboat and down into the dark freezing ocean.

  • The longboat was ready by this time, her barrels full of water and her lockers full of biscuit.