'Tilt boat' definitions:

Definition of 'Tilt boat'

From: GCIDE
  • Tilt \Tilt\ (t[i^]lt), n. [OE. telt (perhaps from the Danish), teld, AS. teld, geteld; akin to OD. telde, G. zelt, Icel. tjald, Sw. t[aum]lt, tj[aum]ll, Dan. telt, and AS. beteldan to cover.]
  • 1. A covering overhead; especially, a tent. --Denham. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The cloth covering of a cart or a wagon. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Naut.) A cloth cover of a boat; a small canopy or awning extended over the sternsheets of a boat. [1913 Webster]
  • Tilt boat (Naut.), a boat covered with canvas or other cloth.
  • Tilt roof (Arch.), a round-headed roof, like the canopy of a wagon. [1913 Webster]