as in lifeboat
Related Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for longboat
Noun
-
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
-
Earth was just this lifeboat hanging undisturbingly in the universe.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
The largest piece of hardware for NASA’s Artemis III mission arrived at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on Monday after a trip by barge from its factory in New Orleans, Florida Today reports.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
-
The barge is now expected to go around the northern tip of Denmark via the strait of Skagerrak toward the North Sea.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Right-hander Grant Holmes started throwing effective cutters, and the Rockies failed to adjust.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
-
Munetaka Murakami blasted a cutter from Jake Woodford over the right-field wall for a home run in the ninth inning of the March 26 season opener against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Noun
-
Tapping into the city's riverboat gambling history at on-land casinos and attending annual festivals celebrating literature, film, and music are also big draws.—
Anne Olivia Bauso,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2026
-
Babu immediately fell into the flow, picking a nap chair in the bow and inquiring about the riverboat’s construction.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
For a few years after they were married in 1969, Herbert and Nicole Wertheim lived on a 22-by 52-foot houseboat moored in the Miami River.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
-
Travel back in time with a stay at The Gibson Inn, or experience this area’s way of life by renting a cottage or a houseboat.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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
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
-
An American who was arrested in the Bahamas after his wife vanished while the couple were traveling in a motorboat near the archipelago denies any wrongdoing, his attorney said Thursday.—
R.j. Rico,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
The steady uptick on the digital side of the ledger has helped keep local sports viewership on an even keel despite the ongoing disruption of the legacy TV model.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2026
-
There’s no keel, so the skilled oarsmen work hard to steer them with each stroke.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Longboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longboat. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
