Definitions for longboat

longboat long·boat

Spelling: [lawng-boht, long-]
IPA: /ˈlɔŋˌboʊt, ˈlɒŋ-/

Longboat is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 227 anagrams from letters in longboat (abglnoot).

Definitions for longboat

noun

  1. (formerly) the largest boat carried by a sailing ship.

Origin of longboat

First recorded in 1505-15; long1 + boat

Examples for longboat

So, in the longboat, which was provided with a sail, they started.

The Dutch crew was ordered into the longboat, and bidden go to the devil.

Water and bread and blankets had been hastily passed to the longboat.

But the longboat sat high in its chocks; when it did float it might be too late.

The longboat amidships was in a worse condition, being riddled with shot.

A hundred miles they sailed in the longboat and, at last, the second island was sighted.

It was from this quarter that the two boats—the longboat and the jolly-boat—were lowered.

The survivors ran her in after dark, anchored, and reached shore in the longboat.

I had got into the longboat with the captain and five others.

I like to think that I was in no hurry to get into the longboat.

Word Value for longboat
Scrable

11

Words with friends

15

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