as in lifeboat
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of longboat
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
At the end of the procession, the guizers hurl their flaming torches onto the longboat and set it ablaze.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2023
During the War of 1812, the original lightkeeper’s daughters, Abigail and Rebecca Bates, noticed a British warship approaching and launching a longboat to loot the town for supplies.
—Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2022
Each colorful tableau is crammed with weird and funny things: giant tomatoes, a waterfall shaped like a teakettle, gnomes in a longboat.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2021
See all Example Sentences for longboat 
Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2023
At the end of the procession, the guizers hurl their flaming torches onto the longboat and set it ablaze.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2023
During the War of 1812, the original lightkeeper’s daughters, Abigail and Rebecca Bates, noticed a British warship approaching and launching a longboat to loot the town for supplies.
—Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2022
Each colorful tableau is crammed with weird and funny things: giant tomatoes, a waterfall shaped like a teakettle, gnomes in a longboat.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2021
See all Example Sentences for longboat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for longboat
Noun
-
With no lifeboats, limited provisions, and no immediate hope of rescue, they were left adrift in the vast expanse of the Pacific.Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
-
The weather was good, none of the crew in the lifeboat were injured and there was no imminent danger to them.Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
Blue Origin will attempt to land New Glenn’s first stage booster on a barge in the ocean 10 minutes after liftoff while its second stage heads into orbit.William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
-
This month, construction crews on barges, drills, cranes, tugs and service vessels will begin drilling to collect soil samples and map subsurface waterways.Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
The officers stopped the vehicle and initiated an investigation, which led to the discovery of several burglary tools, including a handsaw, bolt cutters, and pry tools, scattered inside the car.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
-
This 10-in-1 multitool features a bottle opener, a cord cutter, three hex wrenches, and a screwdriver—and that’s just the beginning.Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
The train-gun-chase equivalent in Vengeance Most Fowl comes when, after a lengthy riverboat pursuit, Feathers and Gromit come to blows on the top of a boat.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
-
Dan Campbell — one of the biggest riverboat gamblers the league has ever seen — opted to go for it.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
Watch nature closely The houseboat had a lovely deck, which became my main living area.Marcy Porus-Gottlieb, Contributor, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024
-
Book a private cruise down the Sumida River (perhaps aboard a traditional Japanese houseboat, or yakatabune) ending at Tokyo Bay.Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
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
-
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
Noun
-
The cast takes a motorboat to a giant, crusty-ass pirate ship in the middle of the ocean named Sinister, with an uncanny resemblance to the Flying Dutchman from SpongeBob SquarePants.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
-
Ellie just wants to get out of this place and often is seen on the lake navigating her motorboat.Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
Noun
-
While other Time Warner executives would show more ambition in public, Parsons kept things on an even keel.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
-
However, logistics employment has managed to stay on an even keel even as companies like FedEx, UPS and DHL make their cuts.Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near longboat
Cite this Entry
“Longboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longboat. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share