bomb ketch

noun

Nautical. a ketch-rigged vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries, carrying heavy mortars for firing bombs.
Also called bombard, mortar ketch.

Origin of bomb ketch

First recorded in 1685–95

Words nearby bomb ketch

bomarc, bomb, bomb bay, bomb belt, bomb calorimeter, bomb ketch, bomb lance, bomb out, bomb rack, bomb run, bomb shelter

Example sentences from the Web for bomb ketch

  • The bomb-ketch was originally introduced by a famous French naval architect named Bernard Renan, about 1679.

    Ancient and Modern Ships. |George C. V. Holmes