jolly boat

noun

Definition of jolly boatnext
as in cutter

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  1. cutter
  2. lifeboat
  3. tender
  4. longboat
  5. launch
  6. auxiliary
  7. yawl
  8. barge
Noun
  • Sugano also throws a cutter, slider, splitter, sinker and curve.
    Chuck Murr, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The pair of figures came into and out of focus; in some passages the surface had hyper-similitude, in others a rougher, grooved surface, betraying the involvement of a CNC cutter.
    Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of cutter
Noun
  • But though the ship was seaworthy and well-stocked with cargo and supplies, its lifeboat was missing and not a single person was aboard.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Expected to be a title contender, the Bucks have started 2-7 and have no lifeboats.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of lifeboat
Noun
  • Columnist Jenn Harris, with tasting assistance from deputy food editor Betty Hallock, went to 11 different fast food restaurants to sample and rank chicken tenders.
    Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
  • With a limited menu of chicken tenders, a few sandwiches and a small handful of sides, the KFC spinoff brings new flavors to the table in the form of dipping and sipping.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of tender
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of longboat
Noun
  • Today's launch attempt was scrubbed with around 17 minutes left in the countdown.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Proton, Malaysia’s oldest domestic car company, debuted the Southeast Asian country’s first homemade electric vehicle this week in a launch ceremony featuring a guest appearance by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of launch
Noun
  • The Civil Air Patrol is an auxiliary of the US Air Force and nonprofit organization.
    Michelle Watson, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
  • But the party did not give to its own Black auxiliary: the African American Caucus of Mecklenburg County. Between the lines: The party officers and the African American Caucus of Mecklenburg County do not have a functioning relationship, Axios learned through speaking with board members.
    Alexandria Sands, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of auxiliary
Noun
  • 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
  • The crew had no time to gather their possessions or weather gear before boarding their small yawl boat, and the ship sank so quickly that a Newfoundland that served as her mascot was unable to escape.
    Christopher Clough, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
Definition of yawl
Noun
  • Supplies for the season are brought in via a massive barge from Vancouver while fresh produce is brought in weekly.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Deep water surrounded much of the area, so someone had placed sheets of wood on top of a chain link fence and balanced both on blocks of plastic foam, creating a makeshift barge that could pull piles of debris from shore to shore. Skid loaders crisscrossed the nearby sand.
    Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of barge
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