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bumboat

bumboat noun: a small boat used for carrying provisions to ships lying at anchor in a harbour.

Noun

bumboat (plural bumboats)

  1. A small boat used for carrying provisions to ships lying at anchor in a harbour.

bumboat meaning in Malay

bumboat in Malay

a small boat used for carrying provisions to ships
tongkang

Forms of bumboat

pluralbumboats

Origin of bumboat

From Dutch bomschuit (“small fishing boat”) + boat.

Words formed from bumboat

Questions about bumboat

What does bumboat mean?
Bumboat means a small boat used for carrying provisions to ships lying at anchor in a harbour.
What is bumboat in Malay?
Bumboat in Malay is tongkang. See Bumboat meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is bumboat?
Bumboat is a noun.
What is the plural of bumboat?
The plural of bumboat is bumboats.

Words near bumboat in the dictionary

  1. bumbling along
  2. bumblingly
  3. bumblings
  4. bumbly
  5. bumbo
  6. bumboat
  7. bumboater
  8. bumboaters
  9. bumboatman
  10. bumboatmen
  11. bumboats

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