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cigarette-boat

cigarette-boat noun: a small, fast boat designed with a long narrow platform and a planing hull to enable it to reach high speeds.

Noun

cigarette-boat (plural cigarette-boats)

  1. a small, fast boat designed with a long narrow platform and a planing hull to enable it to reach high speeds.

Synonyms of cigarette-boat

Forms of cigarette-boat

pluralcigarette-boats
alternative formcigarette boat

Origin of cigarette-boat

From their use as cigarette smuggling boats between the USA and Canada.

Questions about cigarette-boat

What does cigarette-boat mean?
Cigarette-boat means a small, fast boat designed with a long narrow platform and a planing hull to enable it to reach high speeds.
What part of speech is cigarette-boat?
Cigarette-boat is a noun.
What is the plural of cigarette-boat?
The plural of cigarette-boat is cigarette-boats.

Words near cigarette-boat in the dictionary

  1. cigarette pants
  2. cigarette paper
  3. cigarette papers
  4. cigarette pastries
  5. cigarette pastry
  6. cigarette-boat
  7. cigarette-boats
  8. cigarette-holder
  9. cigarette-holders
  10. cigaretted
  11. cigaretteless

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