WHALEBOAT


Meaning of WHALEBOAT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌbōt ]

noun

Date: 1682

1. : a long narrow rowboat made with both ends sharp and raking, often steered with an oar, and formerly used by whalers for hunting whales

2. : a long narrow rowboat or motorboat resembling the original whaleboats and often carried by warships and merchant ships

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.