| Information | |
|---|---|
| has gloss | eng: The York boat was an inland boat used by the Hudsons Bay Company to carry furs and trade goods along inland waterways in Rupertsland and the Columbia District. It was named after York Factory, the headquarters of the HBC, and modeled after Orkney Islands fishing boats (themselves a descendant of the Viking long boat). York Boats were preferable to the canoes, used by Norwest Company Voyageurs as a cargo carriers, because of its larger size, greater capacity, and improved stability in rough water. The boat's heavy wood construction also gave it an advantage in travelling through rocks or ice; it was much more immune to tears and punctures. That advantage became a disadvantage, though, when portaging was necessary. The boat was far too heavy to carry, and it was necessary instead to cut a path through the brush, lay poplar rollers, and laboriously drag the boat overland. Regardless of the circumstances, crewing a York boat was an arduous task, and those who chose this life faced "unending toil broken only by the terror of storms," according to explorer Sir John Franklin. |
| lexicalization | eng: York boat |
| instance of | c/Boat types |
| Meaning | |
|---|---|
| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Das Yorkboot war ein von der Hudson’s Bay Company verwendetes Binnenschiff, um Pelze oder Handelsware auf den Binnengewässern Kanadas zu transportieren. Es wurde nach dem Hauptsitz der HBC, York Factory, benannt und nach den Fischerbooten der Orkneyinseln gestaltet (diese wiederum waren Nachfolger der Wikinger-Langboote). |
| lexicalization | deu: Yorkboot |
| Finnish | |
| has gloss | fin: York Boat on venetyypi, jota on käytetty pohjoisen Kanadan vesireiteillä 1700-luvun puolivälistä lähtien tavaroiden, ihmisten ja elintarvikkeiden kuljetukseen. Pääasiassa veneillä kuljettiin suurilla joilla ja järvillä, kuten Nelson- ja Saskatchewanjoilla sekä Winnipegjärvellä. Kun höyryveneet syrjäyttivät York Boatin Winnipegjärven liikenteestä, palveli matalakulkuinen soutuvene vielä Nelsonjoella Norway Housen ja York Factoryn välisessä tavaraliikenteessä. Nykyisin perinneveneitä käytetään myös First Nations -intiaanireservaattien välisissä kilpailuissa. |
| lexicalization | fin: York Boat |
| Media | |
|---|---|
| media:img | YorkBoat FEP.jpg |
| media:img | YorkBoatUnderConstruction FEP.jpg |
Lexvo © 2008-2025 Gerard de Melo. Contact Legal Information / Imprint
