jolly boat

noun

Definition of jolly boatnext
as in cutter

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  1. cutter
  2. lifeboat
  3. tender
  4. longboat
  5. launch
  6. auxiliary
  7. yawl
  8. barge
Noun
  • Cord cutters can watch the match on any live TV streaming service that carries CBS, including DirecTV Stream, Fubo or Hulu + Live TV.
    Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Rotary cutter: on sale for $14.94 Original price: $20.99 When cutting straight lines, a pair of scissors doesn’t always do the trick.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of cutter
Noun
  • Over the next 308 days, the men faced starvation and frostbite as Shackleton recruited five crew members to make the treacherous journey in a lifeboat to seek help on the South Atlantic island of South Georgia.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
  • But their stint in orbit was extended so that their Dragon spacecraft could serve as an emergency lifeboat for two astronauts who flew to space aboard Boeing's Starliner capsule.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of lifeboat
Noun
  • Step 2 In a medium pot of boiling water, cook the potato until tender yet firm, 2–3 minutes, then drain and set aside.
    Lois Goh, Saveur, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Add parsnips and potatoes; boil until tender, about 20 minutes.
    Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of tender
Noun
  • Colonial pilots would unload their cargo onto smaller longboats so it could be carried 100 miles upstream to New Orleans, to avoid getting stuck in the mud.
    Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
  • From medieval sailors buried beneath the cobblestone streets in Visby to the ruins of Norse shipyards where longboats were built 1,000 years ago, ancient maritime lore suffuses the island.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2024
Definition of longboat
Noun
  • More than 80 percent of the launches don’t carry government payloads.
    Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Selling, general, and administrative expenses increased to $6.95 million from $6.20 million, primarily due to commercial launch activities and additional personnel in the commercial team.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of launch
Noun
  • The auxiliary has raised a total of $3 million to support the expansion initiatives since its establishment in 2022.
    NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 25 June 2024
  • Across cinema, the moneyed and their auxiliaries question the kidnappers’ math.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Definition of auxiliary
Noun
  • Prior to the incident, Wilson had been aboard a 52-foot yawl named the Emerald with friends Oster and Colleen McGovern.
    Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
  • The crew had no time to gather their possessions or weather gear before boarding their small yawl boat, and the ship sank so quickly that a Newfoundland that served as her mascot was unable to escape.
    Christopher Clough, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
Definition of yawl
Noun
  • His friend, David, furiously began digging the pumpkin out, but the pair soon discovered that the beach had been used to moor barges, and there were large industrial cables underneath the ground.
    Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The new series follows Billie (Janice LeAnn Brown), a strong young wizard— who with the help of Alex— barges in Justin’s mundane life with his two boys, Roman (Alkaio Thiele) and Milo (Max Matenko), and his wife Giada (Mimi Gianopulos).
    Stephanie Andrade, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of barge
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