Whitehall boatn.

Brit.

/ˌwʌɪthɔːl ˈbəʊt/, U.S.

/ˌ(h)waɪthɔl ˈboʊt/,

/ˌ(h)waɪthɑl ˈboʊt/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Whitehall , boat n.¹

Etymology: < Whitehall, the name of a street located at the southern tip of Manhattan (see note at definition) + boat n.¹

U.S. Now chiefly historical.

A type of fast, easily handled rowing boat.Whitehall boats were first built in the 19th cent. at the foot of Whitehall street, and were particularly adapted to ferrying goods and personnel within the harbour. They later became popular recreationally, and were known as ‘the bicycles of the sea’.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [adjective] > other types of rowing boat

Whitehall boat1824

1824 National Advocate (N.Y.) 11 Dec. The Whitehall Boat American Star, will be exhibited on the stage, attended by the boatmen who plyed in her, when she won the race.

1849 H. Melville Redburn lx. 375 The Whitehall boats were around us.

1885 N.Y. Times 12 Oct. 8 Six 19-foot Whitehall boats sailed a race yesterday afternoon in the Bay.

1910 Cent. Mag. July 328/1 Other students clubbed together and purchased another Whitehall boat, as well as a dugout canoe.

1951 H. I. Chapelle Amer. Small Sailing Craft iv. 198 All Whitehall boats steered with an outboard rudder.

2002 Christian Sci. Monitor 5 Mar. 16 Today the organization has 18 Whitehall boats, or ‘gigs’, modeled on the early 19th century water taxis that filled the New York Harbor.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	whitehall boat
释义	Whitehall boatn. Brit. /ˌwʌɪthɔːl ˈbəʊt/, U.S. /ˌ(h)waɪthɔl ˈboʊt/, /ˌ(h)waɪthɑl ˈboʊt/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Whitehall , boat n.¹ Etymology: < Whitehall, the name of a street located at the southern tip of Manhattan (see note at definition) + boat n.¹ U.S. Now chiefly historical. A type of fast, easily handled rowing boat.Whitehall boats were first built in the 19th cent. at the foot of Whitehall street, and were particularly adapted to ferrying goods and personnel within the harbour. They later became popular recreationally, and were known as ‘the bicycles of the sea’. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [adjective] > other types of rowing boat Whitehall boat1824 1824 National Advocate (N.Y.) 11 Dec. The Whitehall Boat American Star, will be exhibited on the stage, attended by the boatmen who plyed in her, when she won the race. 1849 H. Melville Redburn lx. 375 The Whitehall boats were around us. 1885 N.Y. Times 12 Oct. 8 Six 19-foot Whitehall boats sailed a race yesterday afternoon in the Bay. 1910 Cent. Mag. July 328/1 Other students clubbed together and purchased another Whitehall boat, as well as a dugout canoe. 1951 H. I. Chapelle Amer. Small Sailing Craft iv. 198 All Whitehall boats steered with an outboard rudder. 2002 Christian Sci. Monitor 5 Mar. 16 Today the organization has 18 Whitehall boats, or ‘gigs’, modeled on the early 19th century water taxis that filled the New York Harbor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1824
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