whaleboat

IPA: wˈeɪɫboʊt

A long narrow rowing boat, formerly used in whaling, which is pointed at both ends so that it can move either forwards or backwards equally well.
A boat resembling this and carried on a warship or other ship.

Examples of "whaleboat" in Sentences

As before, the captive Fuatino men towed in the whaleboat.
The schooner, moving slowly, jerk by jerk, as the men pulled in the whaleboat, was almost directly beneath.
When the whaleboat was alongside, he descended into it first, superiorly, then invited Nau-hau to accompany him.
The Huahine women, laughing and giggling, were holding on to the sides of the whaleboat which had done the towing.
Not from any sailor in whaleboat or launch could he accept, or would he be offered, a bit of biscuit or an invitation to go ashore for a run.
At one o'clock, P.m., therefore, Fox and his comrades set off in the whaleboat, which is represented as small in size, and crazy in condition.
At one o'clock, P.M., therefore, Fox and his comrades set off in the whaleboat, which is represented as small in size, and crazy in condition.
The whaleboat was my own, and as I thought of her, I felt pleased that my employers, who were as mean as Polish Jews, would not get to windward of me as far as she was concerned.