Then you have to take another boat, a "longboat" over to the sanctuary, and this is where things went bad. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com Recent Updates] Reference
The longboat was still two hundred yards offshore. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
They watched the longboat return to the pirate ship. From Wordnik.com. [A World Called Crimson] Reference
The longboat was lowered, out of sight of the enemy. From Wordnik.com. [In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India] Reference
His oarsmen reversed stroke, turning the longboat aside. From Wordnik.com. [Stormwarden]
Perry stiffened momentarily and shouted the longboat ashore. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
I had got into the longboat with the captain and five others. From Wordnik.com. [The Lady from the Sea] Reference
Brock stretched again and shouted to his lorcha for a longboat. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
He glanced back at the longboat which was approaching leisurely. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
The longboat surged round into the-wind and came neatly alongside. From Wordnik.com. [Hornblower And The Crisis]
Brock slipped over the side of the lorcha and stood in the longboat. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
He returned to his longboat and danced a jig as he was cheered aboard. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
A longboat was put over the side, and sped toward Spray under ten oars. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Hunt]
It was me saved her crew's lives and give 'em a chance't in their longboat. From Wordnik.com. [Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper] Reference
Dirk Struan stood in the prow of the longboat, riding the twist of the waves. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
Cabral shouted, and the longboat shot out from behind the Kitty's, protection. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Devil]
It seemed to be an English ship, and the boat looked like an English longboat. From Wordnik.com. [The Elson Readers, Book 5] Reference
"Get aboard!" he growled into Little's ear, plunging down towards the longboat. From Wordnik.com. [Gold Out of Celebes] Reference
He was sitting amidships in the longboat, the Lion and the Dragon fluttering aft. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
Emien helped the sailors sway out the longboat which would carry Anskiere ashore. From Wordnik.com. [Stormwarden]
He pointed to his longboat, where his men were unloading kegs and laying out tables. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
He fell down writhing and Blackbeard and the rest of his men raced back to the longboat. From Wordnik.com. [A World Called Crimson] Reference
Out to sea, the longboat with Orlov and Mauss aboard was still well away from China Cloud. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
As the longboat passed near a merchantman, some children waved at Struan and he waved back. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
"The High Lord Darlin is but lately come by longboat with a few of his close friends, Tomas.". From Wordnik.com. [A Crown of Swords]
At once it became obvious how violently the hoy rolled; the longboat was stable by comparison. From Wordnik.com. [Hornblower And The Crisis]
Tathagres leaned over Cal'linde's thwart and shouted to the officer in the approaching longboat. From Wordnik.com. [Stormwarden]
Brock, Gorth and Nagrek Thumb, Eliza Brock and her daughters, were getting out of their longboat. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
There was the longboat approaching the brig's side, clearly visible in the light of the lanterns. From Wordnik.com. [Hornblower And The Crisis]
“Some of the traders will prosper,” Horatio said absently, staring at the approaching longboat. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
It had taken longer to man the brig's longboat; only now was it beginning to head back to the brig. From Wordnik.com. [Hornblower And The Crisis]
The oarsmen shoved the longboat off quickly and pulled out above the surf and waited, glad to be away. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
When the longboat pulled away from Thunder Cloud, Struan was on the knoll where the Great House would be. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
Hornblower had been familiar with the fascinating problem ever since as a midshipman he had had charge of a ship's longboat. From Wordnik.com. [Hornblower And The Crisis]
He was watching Captain Orlov supervise the seamen as they hauled barrels from the longboat and stacked them neatly inside the tent. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
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