Boatlength

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A distance equal to the length of a boat.

    "His failing form the tides wash o’er, / Within a boatlength of the shore."

Example

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"His failing form the tides wash o’er, / Within a boatlength of the shore."

Etymology

From boat + length.

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