longboats

noun

plural of longboat
as in lifeboats

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for longboats
  1. cutters
  2. barges
  3. tender
  4. canoes
  5. motorboats
  6. keels
  7. skiffs
  8. launches
Noun
  • In Minneapolis, another has gone viral for videos of himself dismantling the equipment with bolt cutters.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Misiorowski’s 96-pitch outing included 56 four-seam fastballs but also 23 sliders, 14 cutters and three curves.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of cutters
Noun
  • The dredge is conducted by crane and excavator barges that dig sand up and deposit it in another barge.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026
Definition of barges
Noun
  • Israel's Ministry of Construction and Housing issued a tender for constructing several compounds with more than 1,200 homes in total in an open tract of land east of Jerusalem.
    — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Pull cookies when the edges are set, but the centers are still soft to keep them gooey and tender.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of tender
Noun
  • At Rainy Lake, for example, Voyageurs Outfitters and Rainy Lake Aquatics rent canoes, kayaks, and stand-up paddleboards.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026
  • It was widely reported that there was eight rangers and four canoes heading out across the Boundary Waters.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 29 July 2026
Definition of canoes
Noun
  • The club boasts a lake (no motorboats), plenty of tennis courts, and a clubhouse.
    — Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Most motorboats won’t fit beneath the medieval bridge at Potter Heigham, and so are restricted to the southern Broads.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of motorboats
Noun
  • From there, the builder installs two clamping, adjustable keels called leeboards that act together like a centerboard.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
  • Jennifer Jason Leigh, as the freshman with a lot to learn, proaches her Stacy with the most even of keels.
    — Gina Friedlande, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of keels
Noun
  • Dozens of sunken skiffs and speedboats, long written off by their owners, sat dry on the sand.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Head to Bahia Marina on 22nd Street to rent a variety of water craft including kayaks, skiffs and pontoon boats.
    — Katie Riley, Southern Living, 15 July 2026
Definition of skiffs
Noun
  • The vast majority of SpaceX's launches this year — at the moment, 74 of them — have been devoted to building out the Starlink megaconstellation, which currently consists of nearly 11,000 operational satellites.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • This expansion follows successful product launches and previous marketing efforts.
    — John Archer, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of launches
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