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Meaning of "foyboat" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FOYBOAT

From foy to provide aid for ships, esp those in distress.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FOYBOAT

foyboat  [ˈfɔɪˌbəʊt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOYBOAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Foyboat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOYBOAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

foyboat

Foyboat

A Foyboat is a small vessel primarily used to assist the mooring and servicing of a larger vessel. It is not a Tug per se. The word has often been associated with the rivers of North East England.

Definition of foyboat in the English dictionary

The definition of foyboat in the dictionary is a small rowing boat.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOYBOAT


airboat
ˈɛəˌbəʊt
catboat
ˈkætˌbəʊt
dreamboat
ˈdriːmˌbəʊt
fireboat
ˈfaɪəˌbəʊt
flyboat
ˈflaɪˌbəʊt
gunboat
ˈɡʌnˌbəʊt
houseboat
ˈhaʊsˌbəʊt
keelboat
ˈkiːlˌbəʊt
lifeboat
ˈlaɪfˌbəʊt
longboat
ˈlɒŋˌbəʊt
motorboat
ˈməʊtəˌbəʊt
powerboat
ˈpaʊəˌbəʊt
rowboat
ˈrəʊˌbəʊt
sailboat
ˈseɪlˌbəʊt
showboat
ˈʃəʊˌbəʊt
speedboat
ˈspiːdˌbəʊt
steamboat
ˈstiːmˌbəʊt
towboat
ˈtəʊˌbəʊt
tugboat
ˈtʌɡˌbəʊt
workboat
ˈwɜːkˌbəʊt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOYBOAT

foxhunter
foxie
foxier
foxiest
foxily
foxiness
foxing
foxlike
foxship
foxskin
foxtail
foxtrot
foxtrotrots
foxtrotrotted
foxtrotrotting
foxy
foy
foyer
foziness
fozy

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOYBOAT

banana boat
boat
ferryboat
fishing boat
flat-bottomed boat
gravy boat
in the same boat
jet boat
miss the boat
narrow boat
paddle boat
pilot boat
pleasure boat
PT boat
riverboat
rock the boat
sailing boat
sauce boat
torpedo boat
U-boat

Synonyms and antonyms of foyboat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «foyboat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOYBOAT

Find out the translation of foyboat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of foyboat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «foyboat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

foyboat
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

foyboat
570 millions of speakers

English

foyboat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

foyboat
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

foyboat
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

foyboat
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

foyboat
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

foyboat
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

foyboat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Foyboat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

foyboat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

foyboat
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

foyboat
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Foyboat
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

foyboat
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

foyboat
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फोबबॅट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

foyboat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

foyboat
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

foyboat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

foyboat
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

foyboat
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

foyboat
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

foyboat
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

foyboat
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

foyboat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of foyboat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOYBOAT»

The term «foyboat» is used very little and occupies the 170.644 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about foyboat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOYBOAT»

Discover the use of foyboat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to foyboat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lloyd's List Law Reports
We act in the estate of one of the passengers in the foyboat, who was killed in the collision. An action is proceeding in the High Court at the moment, and we have obtained leave to join the owners of the Braemar in the action. Who are the ...
J. A Edwards, Henry Patten Henley, 1965
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Country Life
THE FOYBOATS OF THE NORTH-EAST W" N the larger seaports of north-east England | such as Sunderland, South Shields and JL Blyth, there are small bands of men nown as foyboat men. Their peculiar name ; derived from the small boats  ...
‎1967
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The Young Islanders: A Tale of the Last Century
no — yes — very right, Mrs. — Foyboat, I think your name is — let me have some dinner." The ruddy dame received her orders, and withdrew to arrange them with her maid, who responded to some remark of her mistress, with a shrill laugh, ...
Jefferys Taylor, 1849
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The Ingoldsby Legends, Volume 2
E'Lyon Levy, a diamond merchant, committed suicide on Ianuary 18, 1810, by throwing himself from the London Monument to the Great Fire. 4 “The Foy” is “The Foy—Boat,” a Well—known tavern on the Waterfront with a foyboat (a rowboat ...
Richard Harris Barham, Carol Hart, 2013
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The Chatham directory of inshore craft: traditional working ...
A Tyne foyboat leaving the river to 'seek' for ships at sea, sometime in the 1920s. The wooden fender blocks are visible on the sheerstrake. (Photograph by the late E 6 Hails) Above: The Tyne wherry Elswick No 2, photographed when she.
Julian Mannering, Basil Greenhill, 1997
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The Mariner's Mirror
The foyboat, like the keel and the wherry, is peculiar to Tyneside, and like these other craft she is of very ancient origin. In recent times her function has been that of the hobbler, picking up ships off1 the Tyne piers, securing the mooring contract  ...
‎1943
7
Fishing and Folk: Life and Dialect on the North Sea Coast
The foyboat and pilot boat seem to overlap in function, to a degree, but it is unlikely the foyboat would range far out to sea to obtain a customer; their function as I understand it was to assist at the point a sailing boat could no longer proceed  ...
‎2008
8
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record
Application has been made by the Tyne Improvement Commission for the approval of the Ministry of Transport for increased charges for foyboat services in the port which have been agreed between shipowners and the fovboatmen.
‎1960
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English Language Word Builder
... ENTENTE EPICEDE ERRANCY+ ETHIOPS+ EUSTELE EYEHOLE FALBALA FARADAY FAYENCE FILABEG FINMARK FLATCAP FLYBOOK FOREGUT FOYBOAT ...
Bob Jackman, 2012
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Bonnie Brave Boat Rowers
Having dropped its pilot, the foyboat was towed back to the Tyne so that its crew could moor the vessel. Barges, known as keels, plied the river, drifting with the tide and propelled by long sweep oars from the bows. When navigation.
Christopher Dodd, 2014

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« EDUCALINGO. Foyboat [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/foyboat>. Oct 2026 ».
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