Thesaurus results for LONGBOAT

longboat

noun

as in lifeboat

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Recent Examples of longboat Luckily, the zombies in 28 Years Later have yet to invent longboats, so the island society has been able to endure, albeit on a semi-permanent war footing. —

Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 July 2025 Platoon after platoon scuffed down to the shoreline to clamber aboard gunboats, longboats, and six-oared, flat-bottomed bateaux. —

/ Cbs News, CBS News, 13 June 2025 Day 9-10 - Railay Beach (one night) Where to stay Get up early to take a longboat from Ao Nang to Railay. —

Adam Turner, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2025 High up the sides of the room is a forest of fake fir trees on the peaks of the mountain and on the lower level there’s a harbour with full-size longboats sitting in it. —

Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for longboat

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This population had been essentially isolated there since 2013, when biologists removed some eggs to create the lifeboat population, although a small number of additional eggs from the wild have been collected over the years to try to maintain the genetic connection.

— Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 May 2026
The lifeboat later became the subject of controversy after its occupants did not return to rescue others in the water.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026