bumboat

English

Etymology

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

Noun

bumboat (plural bumboats)

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

Derived terms

• bumboater

 

Translations

a small boat used for carrying provisions to ships

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 小販船／小贩船 (xiǎofànchuán), 販船／贩船 (fànchuán)

• Georgian: კანჯო (ka) (ḳanǯo)
• Hebrew: סִירַת מַכֹּלֶת (he) f (sirat makolet)
• Malay: tongkang (ms)
• Tamil: please add this translation if you can