boat

¹boat

noun \ˈbōt\

Definition of BOAT

1

a : a small vessel for travel on water b : ship

2

: a boat-shaped container, utensil, or device <a gravy boat> <a laboratory boat>

— boat·ful \-ˌfu̇l\ noun

— boat·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

— in the same boat

: in the same situation or predicament

Examples of BOAT

1. He tied the boat to the dock.
2. Cruise ships and other boats filled the harbor.
3. traveling by boat across the ocean

Origin of BOAT

Middle English boot, from Old English bāt; akin to Old Norse beit boat

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to BOAT

Synonyms: bottom, craft, vessel, watercraft

Related Words: catboat, ketch, sailboat, schooner, yacht; bateau, caïque, canoe, catamaran, coracle, curragh (or currach), dhow, dinghy, dink, dory, dugout, flatboat, garvey, gig, johnboat, kayak, outrigger, paddleboat, pinnace, piragua, pirogue, pontoon, pram, punt, raft, rowboat, rowing boat [chiefly British], sampan, scow, scull, shallop, shell, skiff, surfboat, umiak, wherry; cruiser, inboard, motorboat, outboard, powerboat; houseboat, riverboat; auxiliary, bumboat, cutter, jolly boat, launch, lifeboat, longboat, tender, yawl; barge, hoy, keel, keelboat, lighter, narrow boat [British]; towboat, tug, tugboat; ferry, ferryboat, gondola, taxi, water taxi; banker, coble, dragger, gillnetter, hooker, lugger, scalloper, seiner, shrimper, trawler, whaleboat, whaler, workboat; cockleshell, tub; airboat, air-cushion vehicle, hovercraft; hydrofoil, hydroplane; assault boat, PT boat, torpedo boat

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Other Nautical Terms

avast, aweigh, flotsam, jib, keel, lee, port, starboard, stay