单词 | drive boat |
释义 | > as lemmasdrive boat drive boat n. Brit. /ˈdrʌɪv bəʊt/ , U.S. /ˈdraɪv ˌboʊt/ U.S. (now historical and rare) a small rowing boat used in menhaden fishing to drive the fish into a net towed by a larger boat.ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [noun] > rowing boat > other types of rowing boat coblec950 row barge1466 bark1477 rowing barge1548 galley1570 caïque1625 catur1653 dory1726 skiff1793 dinghy1810 panga1811 dinghy1818 randan1838 dragon boat1846 guinea-boat1867 drive boat1879 pea pod1884 in-rigger1893 pointer1901 sandolo1928 1879 G. B. Goode Hist. Menhaden in Rep. Commissioner 1877 (U.S. Comm. Fish & Fisheries) V. App. A. 120 Each steamer..is supplied with..two small boats,—‘drive boats’,—which are rowed by the men who drive the fish into the seine. 1950 Sunday Star (Washington, D.C.) 15 Oct. 12/3 As soon as the school is sighted, the crewman descends, gets into a dory called a ‘drive boat’ and is lowered away. < as lemmas |
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