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Recent Examples of longboat
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.
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Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
From medieval sailors buried beneath the cobblestone streets in Visby to the ruins of Norse shipyards where longboats were built 1,000 years ago, ancient maritime lore suffuses the island.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2024
The horn emanating from the golden helm is an underrated detail, as are the shoulder stripes symbolizing Norse longboats.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
Local participants, called guizers, celebrate their Norse heritage by dressing in Viking gear and marching through the town of Lerwick with battle axes and torches, dragging a ceremonial Viking longboat with them.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2023
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Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
From medieval sailors buried beneath the cobblestone streets in Visby to the ruins of Norse shipyards where longboats were built 1,000 years ago, ancient maritime lore suffuses the island.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2024
The horn emanating from the golden helm is an underrated detail, as are the shoulder stripes symbolizing Norse longboats.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
Local participants, called guizers, celebrate their Norse heritage by dressing in Viking gear and marching through the town of Lerwick with battle axes and torches, dragging a ceremonial Viking longboat with them.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for longboat
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Billed as being in the spirit of Cars and Planes, the story revolves around the titular Tudy, an intrepid young lifeboat who dreams of adventures on the high seas but is held back by her father, the Admiral, who is still haunted by the loss of his wife.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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That’s bad news for hundreds of middling private equity firms waiting for a lifeboat that may never come.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The parents of the three Miami Yacht Club summer campers who were killed last summer when a 60-foot barge slammed into their sailboat sued the company that owns the barge, alleging negligence and irresponsible hiring.—
Milena Malaver,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
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The barge struck the sailboat head-on, causing it to tip and capsize, the lawsuit alleges.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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The salesperson in the custom knife shop with a $1,200 pizza cutter on offer — albeit the most beautiful pizza cutter I, personally, have ever seen — said that more customers had started to trickle in now that the fervor on Main Street had died down and the roads were clearer.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Feb. 2026
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Gently swirl the glass or cutter in a circular motion until the edges become smooth and even.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2026
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North Little Rock was once home to the Arkansas Queen, a triple-deck, 130-foot riverboat that leased a berth at the Inland Maritime Museum complex.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Dec. 2025
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The most comfortable way to explore this region is aboard a private luxury riverboat—think of it as your own floating boutique hotel.—
Paul Irvine,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Dec. 2025
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Forti also owned the houseboat where Gianni Versace’s killer took cover.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
10 Jan. 2026
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Luc’s spot gets blown up when his houseboat girlfriend, the Michelin fraud Marianne, arrives to surprise him.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
18 Dec. 2025
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The ship's captain ordered the crew to the yawl boat.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Captain William Griffin and his crew escaped, hopping on the ship’s yawl boat, in time to see the ship and its iron ore cargo vanish underwater.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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Or when the world saw, thanks to paparazzi photos, her bare shoulders during a private moment with Ye in the back of a Venetian motorboat.—
Anna Peele,
Vanity Fair,
6 Feb. 2026
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Afternoons are made for fresh piña coladas, languid sun worshipping, and offshore adventures on motorboats fully stocked with snorkels, fins, and local beer.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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That means that instead of dramatic peaks and troughs in energy use, everything stays on an even keel.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Whatever the issues between Chelsea and his predecessor, Enzo Maresca, there’s no denying the Italian kept results at Stamford Bridge on an even keel.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Longboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longboat. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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