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bumboat::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | boat |
Examples of bumboat
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There's no wait for a bumboat back, and as we near Changi Village the drizzle stops.
From the online.wsj.com
People who do not want to wait can pay S$30.00 for the whole bumboat and leave without waiting.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Every bumboat can carry 12 passengers and the captain will wait till his boat has reached the maximum capacity.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Visitors may travel to Pulau Ubin from the main island of Singapore via a 10-minute bumboat ride from the Changi Village jetty.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The bumboat is cramped, stinks of petrol and sweat and leaves the rickety wooden pier near Singapore's Changi Airport whenever the crew feels like it.
From the time.com
Then clamber into a little bumboat for a 10-minute chug out to Changi Fishery, where you can enjoy an al fresco seafood dinner surrounded by paper lanterns and water.
From the businessweek.com
- A small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor
- A bumboat is a small boat used to ferry supplies to ships moored away from the shore. Originally referring to a scavenger's boat, the name comes from the combination of the Dutch word for a canoe - "boomschuit" ("boom" meaning "tree"), and "boat".
- (bumboats) boats used in peddling provisions and small wares among vessels lying in port or offshore.
- Bumboats, in spite of their name, were not waterborne geedunks piloted by bums or hobos. They are small boats used by native hucksters and gizmo salesmen to transport their wares to ships anchored in the storm. ...
- A private boat selling goods.
- A boat carrying provisions to vessels at a distance from the shore.
- A civilian boat that comes alongside to sell merchandise.
- A small boat used for ferrying ship's crews.
