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Longships | Longship

Longships meaning

plural of longship

Using Longships

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of longship
  • In the example corpus, longships often appears in combinations such as: longships were, the longships, longships had.

Context around Longships

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 14 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

viking 1× anchors 1× enabled 1× sail 1× first 1× century 1× reconstructed 1× oceangoing 1×

Often after:

sailed 1× towards 1×

Sentence patterns with Longships

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

anchors longships for the 1× have reconstructed longships in an 1× in later longships there is 1× in the longships the keel 1× like when longships sailed 1st 1× longships had about 1× longships were also 1× longships were fitted 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a viking named 1× anchors longships for 1× at sea the 1× construction the first 1× dersin ed what 1× forte et al 1×

Common sentence endings:

convert of plank 1× fastened with treenails 1× fitted with benches 1× for infantry warfare 1× hazards to navigation 1× how they worked 1×

Words around Longships

Just before it in the word index:

longship 22 longshaw 2 longshanks 7 longshan 2 longsdon 2 longsands 3

Just after it in the word index:

longshore 24 longshoreman 4 longshoremen 18 longshot 46 longshots 3 longsight 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaf 44 aalen 44 abrogated 44 absurdist 44 accuweather 44 acuna 44

Corpus analysis for Longships

  • In this selection, "longships" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, viking, anchors, enabled, sailed and towards stand out and add context to how "longships" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include anchors longships for the and have reconstructed longships in an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "longships" sits close to words such as aaf, aalen and abrogated, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with longships

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Longships were not fitted with benches. (6 words)

It had the high prow of the later longships. (9 words)

Longships had about five rivets for each yard (convert) of plank. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Longships were also double-ended, the symmetrical bow and stern allowing the ship to reverse direction quickly without a turn around; this trait proved particularly useful at northern latitudes, where icebergs and sea ice posed hazards to navigation. (38 words)

Viking longships were swift and easily manoeuvred; they could navigate deep seas or shallow rivers, and could carry warriors that could be rapidly deployed directly onto land due to the longships being able to land directly. (36 words)

Construction The first longships can trace their origin back to between 500 and 300 BC, when the Danish Hjortspring boat was built. citation It was fastened with cord, not nailed, and paddled, not rowed. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

Viking longships were swift and easily manoeuvred; they could navigate deep seas or shallow rivers, and could carry warriors that could be rapidly deployed directly onto land due to the longships being able to land directly.

Anchors Longships for the most part used two different kinds of anchors.

At sea, the sail enabled longships to travel faster than by oar and to cover long distances overseas with far less manual effort.

A Viking named Stjerner Oddi compiled a chart showing the direction of sunrise and sunset, which enabled navigators to sail longships from place to place with ease.

Construction The first longships can trace their origin back to between 500 and 300 BC, when the Danish Hjortspring boat was built. citation It was fastened with cord, not nailed, and paddled, not rowed.

Dersin, ed., What Life Was Like When Longships Sailed. 1st ed. Richmond: Time Life Books, 1998.

Forte, et al., Viking Empires, pp. 198 His campaigns abroad meant the tables of Viking supremacy were stacked in favour of the English, turning the prows of the longships towards Scandinavia.

In 896,sfn he ordered the construction of a small fleet, perhaps a dozen or so longships, that, at 60 oars, were twice the size of Viking warships.

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In later longships there is no mast fish-the mast partner is an athwartwise beam similar to more modern construction.

In the longships the keel was made up of several sections spliced together and fastened with treenails.

In the tenth century, longships would sometimes be tied together in offshore battles to form a steady platform for infantry warfare.

It had the high prow of the later longships.

Longships had about five rivets for each yard (convert) of plank.

Longships were also double-ended, the symmetrical bow and stern allowing the ship to reverse direction quickly without a turn around; this trait proved particularly useful at northern latitudes, where icebergs and sea ice posed hazards to navigation.

Longships were fitted with oars along almost the entire length of the boat itself.

Longships were intended for warfare and exploration, designed for speed and agility, and were equipped with oars to complement the sail, making navigation possible independently of the wind.

Longships were not fitted with benches.

Many historians, archaeologists and adventurers have reconstructed longships in an attempt to understand how they worked.

Nearly all longships were clinker (also known as lapstrake) built, meaning that each hull plank overlapped the next.

Oceangoing longships had higher topsides about a convert high to keep out water.

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Common combinations with longships

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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Longships means: plural of longship
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