longship

noun

long·​ship ˈlȯŋ-ˌship How to pronounce longship (audio)
: a long sail and oar ship used by the Vikings

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References to the Gjallarhorn, longship and classic helmet create a look that feels both ancestral and modern. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Odysseus’s ship was a Norse longship, from the wrong civilization and the wrong era. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026 Not far away lay a replica Viking longship, a smaller version of the vessel used by their spiritual and ancestral kin to explore and raid from North America to North Africa a millennium earlier. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 The scene was filmed on a 115-foot wooden longship on which cast and crew were tossed around on waves. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for longship

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First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of longship was in 1770

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longship

noun
long·​ship -ˌship How to pronounce longship (audio)
: a long sail and oar ship used by the Vikings

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