jolly boat

短语

n. 大船上所携带的小艇

词形变化

jolly boats 复数 jolly boats

别名

jolly jollyboat

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A type of ship's boat of the 17th to 19th centuries, used mainly to ferry personnel to and from the ship.

    Boats for Ships. A Jolly-boat. A Long-boat. A Skiffe. A Pinnace. A Water-boat. A Yaul.

    [H]e went down the ship's side […] and, seating himself in the stern sheets of the jolly-boat, took the helm, pushed off, and four young lads rowed him ashore.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

jolly

上位词 1

yawl

词源

Uncertain.

来源：wiktionary