boat
Pronunciation
[change]- (UK) enPR: bōt, IPA (key): /bəʊt/, SAMPA: /b@Ut/
- (US) enPR: bōt, IPA (key): /boʊt/, SAMPA: /boUt/
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Noun
[change]- (vehicle) (countable) A boat is a vehicle used to travel on water.
- At the lake, the children learn about fishing and boat safety.
- The waves rocked the boat back and forth.
- I took the old man's hand, stepped down from the dock into the yellow boat.
- We got wet on the boat ride.
- We sailed the wooden boats by the side of the pool, the kids holding the strings.
- He looked around and spotted the boat drifting away.
- We left the hotel and quickly got aboard the boat.
Synonyms
[change]Related words
[change]-
A boat with a sail -
Some boats on land -
The parts of a boat
Verb
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Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- To travel by boat.
Types of boats
[change]- barge
- canoe
- catamaran
- cutter
- dinghy
- dugout (canoe)
- ferry
- galleon
- houseboat
- kayak
- lifeboat
- motorboat
- outrigger
- raft
- rowboat
- sailboat
- ship
- speedboat
- steamboat
- tugboat
- yacht