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

Our whaleboat was launched to pick up survivors.
The ship's motor whaleboat soon rescued the aircraft's crew unhurt.
One commandeered a whaleboat after slinging the guard into the water.
The second gun was masked from view by smoke from the whaleboat fire.
Lt Shinn's men altered the whaleboat to render it temporarily useless.
Another whaleboat, on the davits of a larger ship, is reflected in the water.
In the military, a lifeboat may be referred to as a whaleboat, dinghy, or gig.
An emergency depot of provisions and a whaleboat were made on the nearby island.