bomb ketch
noun
Nautical. a ketch-rigged vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries, carrying heavy mortars for firing bombs.
Origin of bomb ketch
1First recorded in 1685–95
- Also called bombard, mortar ketch.
Words Nearby bomb ketch
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How to use bomb ketch in a sentence
Each ship covered a bomb ketch, protecting the smaller vessels from the enemy's fire.
In Clive's Command | Herbert StrangThe new scheme was to fix up the Intrepid as a bomb ketch, send her into the harbor at night and there explode her.
Dewey and Other Naval Commanders | Edward S. EllisThe bomb-ketch was originally introduced by a famous French naval architect named Bernard Renan, about 1679.
Ancient and Modern Ships. | George C. V. Holmes
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