cockleshell

• Substantiv, das ein kleines, leichtes und zerbrechliches Boot bezeichnet, oft in poetischem oder historischem Kontext verwendet; auch die Schale einer Herzmuschel.

A noun referring to a small, light, and flimsy boat, often used in a poetic or historical context.

1. Small light boatC1formalbritish

   A small, light, and often flimsy boat, typically used for short trips or in calm waters.

   zerbrechliches Boot

   • They crossed the river in a tiny cockleshell.
   • The fisherman rowed his cockleshell out to sea.
   • The storm would have easily capsized such a cockleshell.

   Synonymecoracledinghyskiff