passage boat
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On Sept. 4th I went in a small steamer to Cronstadt, and then in the Vladimir to Swinemünde: we were then towed in a passage boat to Stettin, and I proceeded by railway to Berlin.
From Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy by George Biddell Airy
This schooner was something less than a Gravesend passage boat, being only of twenty-nine tons burthen; and therefore it required some consideration before acceding to the proposal.
From A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 by Matthew Flinders
She was "something less than a Gravesend passage boat" and hardly better suited for the effort than a canal barge.
From The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders by Ernest Scott
Having stayed one week at Sheerness, and laid down my plan of future action, I started in the passage boat for Chatham.
From Rattlin the Reefer by Frederick Marryat
Hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet descriptive of its use or mode of propulsion; as, pilot boat, packet boat, passage boat, advice boat, etc.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
