hoy

noun

Definition of hoynext
as in keel

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  1. keel
  2. barge
  3. cutter
  4. yawl
  5. tender
  6. tug
  7. lighter
  8. lifeboat
Noun
  • The two inner petals form the central keel that protects the flower’s reproductive organs.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The keel-laying ceremony for the second next-generation U212NFS (Near Future Submarine) was held at Fincantieri’s Muggiano shipyard.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of keel
Noun
  • That is especially true for remote communities that must have their fuel flown in or delivered by barge before the rivers ice over.
    — Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • These compact units could be manufactured in centralized factories, transported via rail or barge, and installed in clusters.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of barge
Noun
  • Use a knife or pizza cutter to cut the square into 9 vertical strips, so that each strip has a portion of the bare border.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The 1970s marked a reinvigoration in quilting culture, with the introduction of specialty rulers and rotary cutters for use with modern patterns.
    — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of cutter
Noun
  • The ship's captain ordered the crew to the yawl boat.
    — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Definition of yawl
Noun
  • Deadline can reveal that the Line of Duty showrunner is spearheading a bid to produce Doctor Who after the BBC launched a competitive tender, a bake-off-style process in which producers have put forward plans to regenerate the iconic sci-fi series.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But up here on the terraces of the Anantara Grand Hotel Convento di Amalfi, the shrieks of day-tripping cruise passengers, zipping back and forth in Tango-orange tenders, are pleasantly faint.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of tender
Noun
  • The knitting process is portable and easy, but the structure also means a tug on one loose end can quickly unravel the whole project.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Barr allegedly stole an Alaska Airlines tug from the field, crashed it into another vehicle near Gate 7, and then attempted to steal an American Airlines lavatory truck, but was taken into custody by airport police.
    — Breaking News, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of tug
Noun
  • Every room in my house seems to attract little piles of clutter, and the patio is no different, with sunglasses, barbecue lighters, sunscreen, and random odds and ends constantly scattered around.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
  • Photos shared by the department show the large haul of contraband seized by authorities, including several bags of marijuana, rolling papers, wireless headphones and more than two dozen lighters.
    — Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Definition of lighter
Noun
  • Three of the nation's astronauts (or taikonauts) were left without a lifeboat for 10 days.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Coast Guard has deployed two search and rescue planes as well as a helicopter and a motor lifeboat.
    — Frank Langfitt, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of lifeboat
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