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Meanings of larger boats in English

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Usage of larger boats in English
1
We were heading out into the harbor, toward the larger boats.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
2
We are some distance in advance of the larger boats.
Canyons of the Colorado
3
THE coming season will be dominated by keelboat events with the emphasis on larger boats and offshore racing.
The Irish Times
4
They require larger boats and larger sails, and then the lines are getting more used and more worn.
Second Shetland Truck System Report
5
Have you introduced larger boats lately?-Yes.
Second Shetland Truck System Report
6
To make each pair of planks used in the construction of the larger boats an entire tree is consumed.
The Malay Archipelago, Volume 2 / The Land of the Orang-utan and...
7
All this was appreciated, and it was a jolly company that lined the tables in the two larger boats.
The Circus Boys on the Mississippi; Or, Afloat with the Big Show...
8
Long-time Westport fisherman Curly James said it meant larger boats could only cross at the top of the tide.
Radio NZ
9
From the strong currents which run round the shore, I think larger boats are not adapted to the coast.
Second Shetland Truck System Report
10
The larger boats were in the rear, lashed together, two by two, with platforms laid across them for artillery.
The Passing of New France : a Chronicle of Montcalm
11
We were also constantly meeting canoes, generally hollowed out of tree-trunks, and larger boats of a more solid construction.
Across Unknown South America
12
Could you not make more if you had larger boats?-We have never tried that; but I don't think it.
Second Shetland Truck System Report
13
In the distance, a Chinese coastguard ship guarded the mouth of the reef, preventing the larger boats from entering.
Reuters
14
The larger boats of the natives struck me as very remarkable, and differed entirely from those I saw at Madras.
A Woman's Journey Round the World / From Vienna to Brazil, Chili...
15
Each of the larger boats has an axe, hammer, saw, auger, and other tools, so that all are loaded alike.
Canyons of the Colorado
16
Very probably, they too had gone down, overwhelmed by the heavy sea from which the larger boats had so narrowly escaped.
The Voyages of the "Ranger" and "Crusader" / And what befell the...
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