gas boat en · NOUN
Etymology
From gas + boat.
Meanings
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(Canada, US) A boat powered by a petrol engine.
Round noon the gas boat’s impudent sputter ticked out across the wide face of the Naas River.
1941, Emily Carr, chapter 9, in Klee Wyck:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gas boats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |