boat

//boʊt//
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Visual representation of boat

Noun

boatSingular
boatsPlural
1

A small watercraft or vessel designed to float on and travel across water, typically smaller than a ship.

We rented a boat to go fishing on the lake.

2

Any watercraft or vessel regardless of size (informal usage).

We saw many boats in the harbor, from small sailboats to large cruise ships.

Verb

1

To travel by boat; to go in a boat.

We boated across the lake to the island.

2

To transport someone or something in a boat.

They boated the supplies across the river.