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Whaleboat is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Whaleboat in a sentence

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Whaleboat | Whaleboats

Whaleboat meaning

  1. A long narrow rowing boat, formerly used in whaling, which is pointed at both ends so that it can move either forwards or backwards equally well.
  2. A boat resembling this and carried on a warship or other ship.

Synonyms of Whaleboat

sea boat

Related words

Other words often associated with Whaleboat or its synonyms:

boat

Using Whaleboat

  • The main meaning on this page is: A long narrow rowing boat, formerly used in whaling, which is pointed at both ends so that it can move either forwards or backwards equally well. | A boat resembling this and carried on a warship or other ship.
  • Useful related words include: sea boat.
  • In the example corpus, whaleboat often appears in combinations such as: the whaleboat.

Context around Whaleboat

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

traditional 1×

Often after:

chats 1× race 1× grounded 1×

Sentence patterns with Whaleboat

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

during our whaleboat chats presented 1× propelled the whaleboat at up 1× the traditional whaleboat to get 1× was the whaleboat race 1× when his whaleboat grounded in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

attendees will be 1× in the traditional 1× the highlight of 1× when his whaleboat 1×

Common sentence endings:

grant his request 1× miles an hour 1× the whaleboat race 1× throughout the event 1×

Words around Whaleboat

Just before it in the word index:

whaleback 3 whale 901 whakaari 12 whaite 4 whaddya 2 whaddon 6

Just after it in the word index:

whaleboats 3 whalebone 3 whalen 76 whaler 16 whalers 59 whales 677

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Whaleboat

  • In this selection, "whaleboat" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, traditional, chats, race and grounded stand out and add context to how "whaleboat" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include during our whaleboat chats presented and propelled the whaleboat at up. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "whaleboat" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with whaleboat

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

The highlight of it was the whaleboat race. (8 words)

When his whaleboat grounded in knee-deep water, MacArthur requested a landing craft, but the beachmaster was too busy to grant his request. (23 words)

Attendees will be immersed in the who, what, and why of whaling in the 19 century during our Whaleboat Chats presented by museum educators twice throughout the event. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

In the traditional whaleboat, to get leverage for speed, five oarsmen sat on opposite sides of the boat from their oarlocks, and their long oars propelled the whaleboat at up to 5 or 6 miles an hour. (37 words)

Attendees will be immersed in the who, what, and why of whaling in the 19 century during our Whaleboat Chats presented by museum educators twice throughout the event. (28 words)

When his whaleboat grounded in knee-deep water, MacArthur requested a landing craft, but the beachmaster was too busy to grant his request. (23 words)

Example sentences (4)

In the traditional whaleboat, to get leverage for speed, five oarsmen sat on opposite sides of the boat from their oarlocks, and their long oars propelled the whaleboat at up to 5 or 6 miles an hour.

Attendees will be immersed in the who, what, and why of whaling in the 19 century during our Whaleboat Chats presented by museum educators twice throughout the event.

The highlight of it was the whaleboat race.

When his whaleboat grounded in knee-deep water, MacArthur requested a landing craft, but the beachmaster was too busy to grant his request.

Common combinations with whaleboat

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "whaleboat" in a sentence?
An example: "In the traditional whaleboat, to get leverage for speed, five oarsmen sat on opposite sides of the boat from their oarlocks, and their long oars propelled the whaleboat at up to 5 or 6 miles an hour." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "whaleboat" from authentic English texts.
What does "whaleboat" mean?
Whaleboat means: A long narrow rowing boat, formerly used in whaling, which is pointed at both ends so that it can move either forwards or backwards equally well.
What are synonyms of "whaleboat"?
Common synonyms of "whaleboat" include: sea boat.
How many example sentences with "whaleboat" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "whaleboat", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.