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Meanings of quarter boats in English

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Usage of quarter boats in English
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One of the quarter boats still remained uninjured.
Paddy Finn
2
Happily no one was struck, but a piece went right through one of the quarter boats.
Archibald Hughson: An Arctic Story
3
This vile example was followed by Mr Stovin, who took possession of one of the quarter boats.
Peter the Whaler
4
The sea was altogether too rough for our little quarter boats, though both of them were life-boats.
Up the River; or, Yachting on the Mississippi
5
Christy had been given full powers to make all preparations for the boat expedition, and was allowed ten men to each of the quarter boats.
On The Blockade
6
All the quarter boats seemed to have been carried away, and as the frigate drew nearer a signal was hoisted, which, on being interpreted, was-
The Heir of Kilfinnan: A Tale of the Shore and Ocean
7
Just as one of the quarter boats was being secured, a splash was heard, and instantly the cry was raised of "A man overboard!"
The Three Midshipmen
8
Quarter boats served as highly mobile levee camps.
Rising tide: the great mississippi flood of 1927 and how it chan...
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