水みず船ぶね

noun

water trough; cistern; water tank

A container or structure for holding water, such as a trough for animals or a tank. 'Track pan' is a specific railroad use.

• 農のう場じょうの水みず船ぶねに水みずを満みたした。

  We filled the water trough on the farm.

noun

water boat; boat carrying drinking water

A boat that transports water, especially drinking water. Compare 給水船.

See also: 給水船

• 離り島とうへは水みず船ぶねが飲のみ水みずを運はこぶ。

  A water boat carries drinking water to the remote island.

noun

waterlogged boat

A boat that has taken on water and is in danger of sinking.

• 嵐あらしで水みず船ぶねになりかけたが、なんとか港みなとに戻もどった。

  The boat almost became waterlogged in the storm, but managed to return to port.

noun

coffin

Rare or archaic use; a coffin, possibly from the image of a boat carrying the dead.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょでは「水みず船ぶね」が棺ひつぎを意い味みすることがある。

  In old documents, 水船 can mean a coffin.