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SHIP'S BOAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ship's boat mean?
• SHIP'S BOAT (noun)
The noun SHIP'S BOAT has 1 sense:
1. a boat for communication between ship and shore
Familiarity information: SHIP'S BOAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A boat for communication between ship and shore
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cutter; pinnace; ship's boat; tender
Hypernyms ("ship's boat" is a kind of...):
boat (a small vessel for travel on water)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ship's boat"):
gig (tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain)
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