Long Boat

the largest boat belonging to a ship: it serves to bring goods, provisions, . to or from the ship, to land men, to weigh the anchor, . Le long de la Côte , Fr. Along the coast. Tout du long de l’année , Fr. All the year round. Long à la guerre , Fr. An expre ion used in the French service. Faire long-bois signifies to leave a considerable opening between the ranks. Prendre le plus long , Fr. To go the furthest way about, as L’armée fut obligee de prendre le plus long pour éviter les défilés , the army was under the nece ity of going the furthest way about in order to avoid the defiles.