Definitions for whaleboats

whaleboats whale·boat

Spelling: [hweyl-boht, weyl-]
IPA: /ˈʰweɪlˌboʊt, ˈweɪl-/

Whaleboats is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 741 anagrams from letters in whaleboats (aabehlostw).

Definitions for whaleboats

noun

  1. a long, narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas: formerly used in whaling, now mainly for sea rescue.

Origin of whaleboats

First recorded in 1665-75; whale1 + boat

Examples for whaleboats

The men took the whaleboat and dragged it down to the water.

whaleboat after whaleboat was being hurriedly manned and shoved off.

A whaleboat came alongside, and a man climbed over the rail.

We then saw a whaleboat coming round the point with a lug sail.

They are saying that whaleboat number two is off its course, sir.

Let me know when you can come up, and I will send the whaleboat.

We paddled to the whaleboat and embarked from the life raft.

During my absence he and Mr. Goodfellow between them had finished the whaleboat.

Still there was no danger at this time in landing a whaleboat, if she were well handled.

The whaleboat had been built for speed, and was long, narrow, and light.

Word Value for whaleboats
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Words with friends

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