揚よう船せん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

lifting a boat out of the water

Rare term; refers to the action of hoisting or lifting a boat from the water, often for maintenance or storage. The antonym is 降船 (こうせん, lowering a boat into the water).

See also: 降船

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんには、船ふねの修しゅう理りのために揚よう船せんする記き述じゅつがある。

  In old documents, there is a description of lifting a boat out of the water for repairs.