Definitions for "Longboat"
Keywords:  oars, sail, boat, largest, uden
Formerly, the largest boat carried by a merchant vessel, corresponding to the launch of a naval vessel.
"The largest boat carried by a sailing ship." (Uden and Cooper) The Seaport maintains two longboats, the Capt. Matt Peasley and the Hewitt R. Jackson, in an education program separate from that of the Lady.
the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
The longboat should not be confused with a Longship; nor with a narrowboat.