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Russian
Etymology
From шлю́п (šljúp, “sloop”) + -ка (-ka).
Pronunciation
Noun
шлю́пка • (šljúpka) f inan (genitive шлю́пки, nominative plural шлю́пки, genitive plural шлю́пок)
- (ship's) boat, yawl, lifeboat
1824, Фаддей Булгарин [Thaddeus Bulgarin], Невероятные небылицы или Путешествие к средоточию Земли; English translation from (Please provide a date or year):Когда́ ве́тер ути́х, капита́н посла́л меня́ в шлю́пке на бе́рег, осмотре́ть, нет ли где побли́зости пре́сной воды́.- Kogdá véter utíx, kapitán poslál menjá v šljúpke na béreg, osmotrétʹ, net li gde poblízosti présnoj vodý.
- When the wind died down, the captain sent me ashore in a lifeboat to see if there was fresh water nearby.
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