Yawl
Pronunciation of Yawl
/jˈɔːl/, /jˈɔːl/, /j_ˈɔː_l/
Synonyms for yawl:
boat (noun)
dandy, ship.
vessel (noun)
boat, ship.
yawl (noun)
Sense 1
motorboat.
vessel
boat.
Other synonyms and related words:
fop, boat, ship, yammer, beau, mewl, howl, gallant, pule, bellow, motorboat, swell, thunder, dandy, whimper, yowl.
Usage examples for yawl:
- The stern- sheets of the barge and yawl were filled with goats and two calves, who were the first- destined victims to the butcher's knife; while the remainder of their space was occupied by hay and other provender, pressed down by powerful machinery into the smallest compass. - "Newton Forster", Frederick Marryat.
- But when he found that all persuasion was useless, he bade his people fill the yawl with vegetables and such meat as was on hand. - "Ralph Granger's Fortunes", William Perry Brown.