早はや舟ぶね

noun

fast rowboat; speedy small boat

Archaic term for a light, fast-moving boat propelled by oars, used historically for transport or racing.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、早はや舟ぶねは川かわでの移い動どうに使つかわれた。

  In the Edo period, fast rowboats were used for river travel.

noun

fast military ship; swift warship

Historical term for a type of fast military vessel; often compared to 関船 (sekibune), a similar light warship.

See also: 関船

• 戦せん国ごく時じ代だいの早はや舟ぶねは、関せき船ぶねよりも小こ型がたで速はやかったと言いわれる。

  It is said that fast military ships of the Warring States period were smaller and faster than sekibune.