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- Dictionaryboat/bōt/
noun
- 1. a small vessel propelled on water by oars, sails, or an engine: "a fishing boat"
- 2. a serving dish in the shape of a boat: "a gravy boat"
verb
- 1. travel or go in a boat for pleasure: "they boated through fjords"
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The meaning of BOAT is a small vessel for travel on water. How to use boat in a sentence.
noun. a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion. a small ship, generally for specialized use: a fishing boat. a small vessel carried for use by a large one, as a lifeboat: They lowered the boats for evacuation. a ship.
a small vehicle for travelling on water: a rowing / sailing boat. a fishing boat. We took turns to row the boat up the river. JackF/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. informal. a ship: Are you travelling by boat or by air? I'm taking the boat from Dover to Calais. Fewer examples. The boat was swept out to sea by the tide.
A boat is a water craft, a vessel that floats and can be propelled through the water. If you buy a private island, you'll need a boat to get there. A lobster boat travels across ocean bays powered by a small motor, and a sail boat is moved by the wind hitting its sails at a particular angle.
Define boat. boat synonyms, boat pronunciation, boat translation, English dictionary definition of boat. n. 1. a. A relatively small, usually open craft of a size that might be carried aboard a ship. b. An inland vessel of any size. c. A ship or submarine. 2.
A boat is something in which people can travel across water. One of the best ways to see the area is in a small boat. The island may be reached by boat from the mainland.
noun. /bəʊt/ Idioms. a vehicle (smaller than a ship) that travels on water, moved by oars, sails or a motor. a rowing/sailing boat. a fishing boat. You can take a boat trip along the coast. The country intends to build a special fleet of patrol boats. a rescue/pleasure/passenger boat. A boat carrying more than 60 people capsized and sank.
a vehicle for travelling on water: a fishing boat. More examplesFewer examples. an inflatable boat. The only access to the village is by boat. The boat sank in rough seas off the Swedish coast. I tried to steer the boat away from the bank. He dived off the side of the boat into the sea.
boat meaning, definition, what is boat: a vehicle that travels across water: Learn more.
noun. boats. A small, open water vehicle propelled by oars, sails, engine, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A large such vehicle for use in inland waters. An ore boat on the Great Lakes. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Any large, seagoing water vehicle; ship: a term in popular use, but not by sailors. Webster's New World.
