boatnoun [ C ]
uk/bəʊt/us/boʊt/A1 a small vehicle for travelling on water:
a rowing/sailing boat
a fishing boat
We took turns to row the boat up the river.
informal a ship:
Are you travelling by boat or by air?
I'm taking the boat from Dover to Calais.
More examples
- The boat was swept out to sea by the tide.
- The boat sank almost immediately after it had struck the rock.
- The lifeboat rescued the sailors from the sinking boat.
- The fishing boats were out at sea for three days.
- In the harbour, the boats bobbed gently up and down on the water.
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Boats & sailing craft
- buoy
- canoe
- catamaran
- cruiser
- dugout
- gondola
- kayak
- longboat
- motorboat
- narrowboat
- outboard motor
- pedal boat
- punt
- riverboat
- rowing boat
- sampan
- speedboat
- trimaran
- windsurfer
- yacht
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