bumboat

A small boat used to ferry supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship that is anchored offshore.

• 🇩🇪Kleines Boot, das Vorräte und Waren zum Verkauf an ein größeres, vor der Küste ankerndes Schiff liefert.

1. Supply boat C1 formal

   A small boat used to carry goods, provisions, and supplies for sale to ships anchored offshore.

   • The bumboat approached the anchored vessel with fresh fruit and vegetables.
   • Sailors often relied on bumboat operators for newspapers and tobacco.
   • The harbor was bustling with bumboats ferrying supplies to the fleet.

   🇩🇪Versorgungsboot

• bumboats plural form
• bumboats' possessive plural form
• bumboat's possessive singular form