| 单词 | news boat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnews boat news boat n. (a) a boat which puts out to passing vessels to receive and communicate news (now historical); (b) a boat carrying journalists, camera crew, etc., in pursuit of a news story. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > news or tidings > [noun] > news brought by ship > boat which receives or communicates news news boat1830 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels with other specific uses > [noun] > boat communicating news news boat1830 1830 Boston Transcript 1 Sept. 2/2 The news-boat, T. H. Smith, belonging to the Associated Morning Papers, boarded the packet ship Caledonia,..25 miles outside Sandy Hook, and before she was boarded by any other news-boat. 1860 Mercantile Marine Mag. 7 347 Steamers bound West..will be boarded by the News-boat, and their advices telegraphed to all parts of America. 1990 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 29 Aug. 18 Camera crew members in a news boat following close behind said Mulroney appeared to be responsible for the hook that caught Bush's ear. 1998 Washington Post (Nexis) 11 Feb. h1 Briefly in the 1820s, several New York City papers cooperated to share the cost of a news boat. < as lemmas |
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