Artificial intelligent assistant

bomb-ketch

answer Answers

ProphetesAI is thinking...

MindMap

Sources

1
bomb-ketch
† ˈbomb-ketch Obs. [See bomb and ketch.] A small ketch-rigged vessel, carrying one or two mortars for bombarding.1693 Lond. Gaz. No. 2862/2 Several Bomb-ketches, Fire-ships, etc. 1762 Gentl. Mag. 341 Four French men of war and a bomb-ketch, entered the bay. 1830 I. Taylor The Ship 105 The bomb-ketch... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 3.0 0.0
2
Sir William Burnaby, 1st Baronet
In August 1741 he was given command of the bomb-ketch HMS Thunder and posted to Admiral Vernon's squadron in the West Indies. wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 1.5 0.0
3
ketch
▪ I. ketch, n.1 Naut. (kɛtʃ) [Later form of cache, catch n.2, with e for a as in keg, kennel, kestrel, etc.] A strongly-built two-masted vessel, usually from 100 to 250 tons burden, formerly much used as a bomb-vessel (see bomb-ketch); now a similarly rigged small coasting vessel.[1481 —: see catch ... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.90000004 0.0
4
Raid on Alexandria (Virginia)
Gordon began his departure in stages, first sending the bomb-ketch Meteor and the sloop Fairy ahead on September 1, to reconnoiter. wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.6 0.0
5
bombard
▪ I. bombard, n. (ˈbɒm-, ˈbʌmbəd) Forms: 5–7 bumbard, 6 boumbard, 5–9 bombarde, 6– bombard. [a. OF. bombarde ‘a murthering-piece’ (Cotgr.), in med.L. bombarda, originally a mechanical engine for throwing large stones (see Du Cange); prob. f. L. bombus a humming noise + -arda, fem. form of Romance su... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.6 0.0
6
HMS Aigle (1801)
A fresh attack was ordered, utilising the bomb-ketch and four gun-brigs partly armed with the 18 pounders from Aigle, there being insufficient depth of wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.3 0.0
7
galliot
▪ I. galliot1 (ˈgælɪət) Forms: 4, 7 galiote, 5 galyet, 6 galyote, galyott, galliet(te, 7 galliote, galliott, 7–8 galeot, 8–9 galiot, (in Dicts.) galleot, 6– galliot. See also gallivat. [a. F. galiote fem. (OF. also galiot masc.) = Sp. and Pg. galeota, It. galeotta, dim. of the Com. Rom. galea galley... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.3 0.0
8
Battle of Cape Passaro
fireships Garland (Samuel Atkins) and Griffin (Humphrey Orme), the storeship Success (Francis Knighton), the hospital ship Looe (Timothy Splaine), the bomb-ketch wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.3 0.0
9
bomb
▪ I. bomb, n. (bɒm, bʌm) Forms: 6 bome, 7 bombe, bombo, boom(b, 7– bomb. [a. F. bombe, ad. Sp. bomba (see first quot.), prob. f. bombo ‘a bumming or humming noise’:—L. bombus. The word is thus ultimately identical with boom. Cf. the earliest Eng. instance bome, directly from Sp.; also 17th c. bombo ... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.3 0.0