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Recent Examples of longboat
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.
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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
The horn emanating from the golden helm is an underrated detail, as are the shoulder stripes symbolizing Norse longboats.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
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
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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
The horn emanating from the golden helm is an underrated detail, as are the shoulder stripes symbolizing Norse longboats.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for longboat
Noun
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Being stranded at sea on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger doesn’t necessarily sit at the top of most people’s list.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Sep. 2025
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For a good part of the show, the action takes place with the four leads onstage confined to a lifeboat.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But the true spectacle, his essence, is watching Hardy barge to an absurd-but-revealing 485 yards after contact and what that’s creating.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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Shell said the project is needed because of infrastructure growth in the region, such as the Interstate 49 expansion, which will lead to an increase in barge traffic.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Coast Guard cutter William Hart's crew also diverted to assist with the response.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Coast Guard members unloaded bales of cocaine from the cutter Midgett at the Marine Terminal in Barrio Logan on Thursday.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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My grandparents love to travel, and the next trip on their calendar is a riverboat cruise from Paris all around northern France.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Sep. 2025
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Dressed in a black hat, black bell-bottoms, and a jacket with turquoise accents, the Louisiana country singer gave a soulful, twangy reading of the riverboat tale, effortlessly commanding the crowd with just a few shimmies and finger points.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Glide down the Sekonyer River toward Tanjung Puting National Park on a private klotok, a traditional wooden houseboat equipped with modern accommodation.—
Desiree Norman,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Sep. 2025
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Marc Jacobs’s Greenwich Village townhouse, Bjarke Ingels’s houseboat, and Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz’s modernist home all appear in the collection.—
Jane Hanson,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The ship's captain ordered the crew to the yawl boat.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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The couple and their family are shown on surfboards, motorboats, and kayaks.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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No motorboat sounds here, no industrial vacuum cleaner sounds.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In these birds, the sternum bears a keel that provides additional attachment for the muscles that power the flight stroke.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
16 Sep. 2025
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Curved walls, brass accents, and floor-to-ceiling windows frame a generous living space—complete with a dining table that arcs like a ship’s keel and a cocktail-ready bar that glows at night.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Longboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longboat. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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