as in longboat
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Noun
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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
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For now, Europe is a safe harbor, not a lifeboat; but the direction of travel is clear.—
Bob Haber,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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That kept the ship's lights on and make launching lifeboats easier.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Motor Vessel Neil N. Diehl went through Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings on Wednesday, with nine barges.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
20 Mar. 2025
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Related article Recovery of DC jet wreckage begins as investigators review new information The wreckage was transferred, one piece at a time, from a barge to a flatbed truck parked only a couple of hundred feet from the airport’s main runway.—
Andy Rose,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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The tenders will be served in three or four pieces, along with dipping sauces, including barbecue, spicy buffalo, ranch dressing and a new creamy chili.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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News of the chicken tenders’ return prompted a flurry of comparisons from fans.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2025
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Cord cutters who don’t have Verizon can get some of the best Disney+ deals with the Disney Bundle Duo or Trio plans that also include Hulu and/or ESPN+ starting at $10.99 per month; or the Disney+, Hulu and Max bundle starting at $16.99 monthly with ads.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
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The wholesale market got a yellow placard after county inspectors spotted old food accumulation on the ceiling panel above the meat cutter.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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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
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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
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The 45-minute riverboat tour occurs every day of the year, weather permitting, and there are miles of beautiful trails for walking or biking through the ancient cypress swamp.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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At first, the company was skeptical that Indiana policymakers would allow riverboat gambling.—
Kayla Dwyer,
The Indianapolis Star,
14 Jan. 2025
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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
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Travel back in time with a stay at The Gibson Inn, or experience this area’s way of life by renting a cottage or a houseboat.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Bumboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumboat. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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