boat cloak
boat cloak noun: a large cloak worn at sea, especially a navy blue cloak worn as part of formal naval dress.
Noun
boat cloak (plural boat cloaks)
- A large cloak worn at sea, especially a navy blue cloak worn as part of formal naval dress.
- Captain Waddell threw aside a large boat cloak which he had thrown over his own and my shoulders to protect us both from the spray of the sea and intense heat of the sun, and also took off his gloves.1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 90
- Frere observed with some astonishment that the chaplain wrapped himself in a boat cloak that lay in the stern sheets.1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, Penguin, published 2009, page 421
Forms of boat cloak
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Questions about boat cloak
- What does boat cloak mean?
- Boat cloak means a large cloak worn at sea, especially a navy blue cloak worn as part of formal naval dress.
- What part of speech is boat cloak?
- Boat cloak is a noun.
- What is the plural of boat cloak?
- The plural of boat cloak is boat cloaks.
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