longboats

plural of longboat

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Noun
  • Lathes, cutters, and milling equipment line the shop floor.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
  • Those ships, known for now as the FF (X), will be based on the Coast Guard’s Legend-class national security cutters.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • As of June 9, the Cal Fire unit is expected to have 15 engines, 12 hand crews, seven dozers and seven water tenders and about 265 total personnel assigned to the incident.
    Noe Padilla, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • Bake ribs low and slow (250 to 350°F) and wrapped in foil for tender, juicy meat.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • There are also locations to rent snowshoes and canoes, and places to swim, picnic and ride a boat.
    USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • For water sport enthusiasts, Vasona Lake County Park offers weekend rentals including pedal boats, canoes, stand‑up paddleboards, kayaks and sailboats (with some restrictions).
    Debby Rice, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • Instead, Chinese Indonesian studio operators worked with Javanese painters to produce popular backdrops of local Indonesian landscapes—featuring scenery such as palm trees and volcanoes—with modern instruments like radios and motorboats serving as props.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 17 Apr. 2026
  • At Lake Natoma, home to the Sacramento State Aquatic Center, motorboats are more restricted, so sports like rowing, kayaking, sailing and windsurfing proliferate.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
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“Longboats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longboats. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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