Visual meaning of 'longboat'? - learn with images, example in daily life

Visual illustration of longboat: Among the boats carried by a ship the largest, thus the most capable of boats carried on a ship. - Image 1

longboat: Among the boats carried by a ship the largest, thus the most capable of boats carried on a ship. - Thumbnail 1

longboat: Among the boats carried by a ship the largest, thus the most capable of boats carried on a ship. - Thumbnail 2

noun

Among the boats carried by a ship the largest, thus the most capable of boats carried on a ship.

"During the shipwreck evacuation, the captain ordered everyone to board the longboat first, as it was the largest and safest of the ship's boats. "

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