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Copper-bottomed   /kˈɑpər-bˈɑtəmd/   Listen
Copper-bottomed

adjective
1.
Having a bottom of copper or sheathed with copper.  "A copper-bottomed ship"





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... very deep, the rocks being steep; so, we lowered our sail, and getting our oars out, pulled in to look for a landing. At the farther end of the cove, we discovered the wreck of a vessel lying on the beach. She was broken in two, and appeared to be copper-bottomed. This increased the eagerness of the men to land; we rowed close to the shore, but found that the boat would be dashed to pieces if we attempted it. The midshipman proposed that one of us should swim on shore, and, by ascending a hill, discover a place to lay the boat in. This I ...
— Frank Mildmay • Captain Frederick Marryat


Words linked to "Copper-bottomed" :   bottomed


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