Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the shape of a boat; navicular; cymbiform; hollow like a boat, as (in botany) the valves of some pericarps.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot.) See
cymbiform .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a concave shape like a boat
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Examples
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Chancery Lane (+44 (0)1308 426876, thestabledorset.co.uk)On a seafront esplanade below West Weares cliff, this curious boat-shaped cafe was custom-built to replace a run-down public toilet (there are still ladies and gents at either end) but don't let that put you off – the view of Chesil beach from Quiddles' rooftop sun terrace is one of the best on the Jurassic coast.
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I agree 100% with you, except to note that the above explanation is still just an empty phrase — given a boat-shaped rock and a rock-shaped rock (both of equal weight) the boat-shaped rock is more likely to float.
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Specifically, white boat-shaped 'Gandhi caps' are flying off the shelves.
Sarika Bansal: Where Anna Hazare's Anti-Corruption Movement Should End Sarika Bansal 2011
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Common cuts are the baguette, which is long and thin like the French bread; brilliant, a fat cone shape that optimizes reflected light; and the boat-shaped marquise cut.
Time for Something Special Michael Clerizo 2011
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The boat-shaped flatbreads (pides) are sometimes good, sometimes not.
Tom Sietsema on Agora: A restaurateur turns to Turkey for revamp 2010
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What had once been a dark speck was now a boat-shaped shadow skipping along in front of them.
Unspeakable Laura Griffin 2010
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The boat-shaped, pitalike loaves of samun were so hot they melted the flimsy plastic of the striped, lavender-and-white bags into which the baker was furiously stuffing the bread, ignoring my attempts at small talk about the wonderful fragrance of his freshly baked dough.
Peace Meals Anna Badkhen 2010
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What had once been a dark speck was now a boat-shaped shadow skipping along in front of them.
Unspeakable Laura Griffin 2010
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The boat-shaped, pitalike loaves of samun were so hot they melted the flimsy plastic of the striped, lavender-and-white bags into which the baker was furiously stuffing the bread, ignoring my attempts at small talk about the wonderful fragrance of his freshly baked dough.
Peace Meals Anna Badkhen 2010
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What had once been a dark speck was now a boat-shaped shadow skipping along in front of them.
Unspeakable Laura Griffin 2010
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