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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 shoreplay

  Familiarity information: SHIP'S BOAT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SHIP'S BOAT (noun)


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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