Sentences with longboat
long·boat
L l - The ships used to transport wine before the 12th century were longboats like the Viking ships.
- Rounding the corner of the ship were nine longboats full of naval officers and ensigns.
- Hadleigh looked towards the pirate ship to see three longboats full of men rowing towards them.
- The loss of seven able men in a population of 47 would be devastating given they are needed to man the longboats that collect supplies from passing ships.
- As a result, longboats which could once take up to eight tourists were being forced to take only 4-5 passengers to prevent the boats scraping against the riverbed.
- A Viking procession, a regatta with replica Norwegian longboats, and a spectacular floodlit battle re-enactment called The Challenge To Power will also feature.
- Tall ships, small ships, pirate ships, submarines, rafts, and Viking longboats might all put in an appearance.
- Thankfully these are not Norse raisers in their longboats, but the Royal Marines' new all-terrain vehicles, now being delivered to Corps units.
- Drawing near the schooner, a crew was dispatched overside in the longboat with a squad of marines.
- Still, by the time Wonka and his guests set sail, the fact that their ship is a Viking longboat carved from a big boiled sweet seems almost mundane.
- The team was greeted by a longboat from the island with the traditional welcome party, and the majority of the island's residents were gathered at the shore to welcome their diving visitors.
- The longboat was launched before a crowd of about 500 at Town Beach, the cradle of history in this district.
- ‘I love you, too, David,’ she said, as the longboat reached the ship.
- Its capacity was far larger than that of the old longboat, and soon all other ports started using it as a more efficient way of transporting wine.
- Perhaps their most glorious hour was when they discovered the hulk of a Viking longboat, perfectly preserved in mud off Anglesey.
- The sailors escaped back out to sea in their battered longboat, praying for rescue by a passing ship.
- Kennedy and an assortment of repair men loaded into the longboat and made their way to the American ship.
- The first maze - a Viking longboat - was created in 2002 as a way of diversifying the family farming business.
- With the completion of the skeleton of the 35-foot long hull, the longboat has begun to take shape, exciting project stakeholders.
- Within moments of the 6ft torches being thrown on to the deck, the longboat was consumed in flames.
- The bows of the longboat collided with the dock, causing the little boats to pitch and sway in a haphazard fashion.