Boat people — is a term that usually refers to illegal immigrants or asylum seekers who emigrate en masse in boats that are sometimes old and crudely made rendering them unseaworthy and unsafe. The term came into common use during the late 1970s with the mass… … Wikipedia
boat·load — /ˈboʊtˌloʊd/ noun, pl loads [count] : an amount or number that will fill a boat a boatload of passengers often used figuratively to refer to a very large number or amount They made boatloads of money. = They made a boatload of money. We bought… … Useful english dictionary
Merritt Boat & Engine Works — Merritt Boat Engine Works, sometimes abbreviated as Merritt s, is a yacht builder and boat yard headquartered in Pompano Beach, Florida. Together with Rybovich, Merritt is respected as one of the most historically significant Florida custom sport … Wikipedia
Motor Torpedo Boat — MTBs returning from an anti E boat patrol, June 1944 Motor Torpedo Boat (MTB) was the name given to fast torpedo boats by the Royal Navy, and the Royal Canadian Navy. The capitalised term is generally used for the Royal Navy (RN) boats and… … Wikipedia
Detroit Boat Club — The 10 oared barge Henrietta from the Teutonia Boat Club passes the Detroit Boat Club at the foot of Jos. Campau in 1878. The DBC had not yet moved to Belle Isle … Wikipedia
Monongahela and Ohio Steam Boat Company — The Monongahela and Ohio Steam Boat Company (MOSBC) was the second to build and operate steamboats on America s rivers west of the Allegheny Mountains. Created as a stock company and based at Brownsville, Pennsylvania, the shareholders of the… … Wikipedia
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Lorcha (boat) — Lorcha is the name of a boat that was originally owned by Paul Howard and Fiona McCall, who sailed around the world on the boat with their children. The ship was built in Howard and McCall s backyard in 1980 and was launched a year later. Its… … Wikipedia
Show Boat (1936 film) — Infobox Film name = Show Boat image size = caption = director = James Whale producer = Carl Laemmle Jr. writer = Edna Ferber (novel) Oscar Hammerstein II narrator = starring = Irene Dunne Allan Jones Charles Winninger Paul Robeson Helen Morgan… … Wikipedia
Stephens Bros. Boat Builders — Stephens Brothers Boat Builders and Designers company (Stephens Bros.), one of the most respected names in boat design in America, began in the back yard of brothers Theodore (Thod, 1882 1933) and Robert (Roy, 1884 1953) Stephens. Their… … Wikipedia
