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"Bumboat"
Keywords:
ferry
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boat
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shore
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bomschuif
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bom
Related Terms:
Tender
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Boat
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Dingy
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Dinghy
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Disembark
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Jolly boat
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Lash
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Skiff
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Aboard
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Towboat
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Bilge keel
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Keelboat
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Canoe
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Lifeboat
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Tugboat
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Ship
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Barge
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Row
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Painter
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Scull
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Pinnace
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Amidship
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Catamaran
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Berth
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Wherry
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Trim
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Underway
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Steamboat
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Lighter
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Narrowboat
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Inboard
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Moor
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Counter
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Aft
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Dock
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Sweep
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Wharf
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Centreboard
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Galley
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Coxswain
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Launch
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Tow
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Leeboard
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Slip
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Bilge
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Sculls
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Quay
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Sponson
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Fin keel
A clumsy boat, used for conveying provisions, fruit, etc., for sale, to vessels lying in port or off shore.
ftp.uga.edu
a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor
wordnet.princeton.edu
a boat that is used to carry supplies, stores, provision, etc to ships
seasearcher.com
A private boat selling goods.
en.efactory.pl
A civilian boat that comes alongside to sell merchandise.
readyayeready.com
A bumboat is a small boat used to ferry supplies to ships moored away from the shore. Originally referring to a scavenger's boat, the name comes from the combination of the Dutch word for a canoe, "bomschuif" ("bom" meaning "tree") and "boat".
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