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B0356800 (bōt)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 dish shaped like a boat: a sauce boat.v. boat·ed, boat·ing, boats v.intr.1. To travel by boat.2. To ride a boat for pleasure.v.tr.1. To transport by boat.2. To place in a boat.Idiom: in the same boat In the same situation as another or others.

[Middle English bot, from Old English bāt; see bheid- in Indo-European roots.]

boating

(ˈbəʊtɪŋ) nthe practice of rowing, sailing, or cruising in boats as a form of recreation

boat•ing

(ˈboʊ tɪŋ)

n. 1. the use of boats, esp. for pleasure. adj. 2. of or pertaining to boats: boating clothes. [1600–10]

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Noun

boating - water travel for pleasure yachtingwater travel, seafaring - travel by waterbareboating - boating by chartering a bareboat and providing your own crew and provisions; "we saved money by bareboating"

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boating:

see canoeingcanoeing,
sport of propelling a canoe through water. John MacGregor, an English barrister and founder of the Royal Canoe Club (est. 1865), is generally credited with being the initiator of modern sport canoeing.
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sport of sailing a specially prepared boat equipped with runners over ice. The first iceboats were probably sailed by the Dutch during the 18th cent., although the Finns and Sami (Lapps) may have built similar vehicles at a much earlier date. During the 19th cent.
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sport of navigating a motor-powered vessel on the water. It is done on either fresh- or saltwater and may be competitive or recreational. The first successful motorboat traveled (1887) a few yards on the Seine River in Paris.
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the art of propelling a boat by means of oars operated by hand. Boats propelled by oars (e.g., the galley) were used in ancient times for both war and commerce. Rowing is now generally used only for propelling small boats or for sport.
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as a sport, the art of navigating a sailboat for recreational or competitive purposes. Racing Classes

There is no single "yacht type" of boat, rather many types that include sloops, yawls, catamarans, and ketches.
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noun water travel for pleasure

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