boat

boat
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. See ship.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. vessel, bark, sailboat, yacht, steamboat, craft, watercraft, bottom, hulk; see also ship .
Types of small boats include: rowboat, shell, scull, kayak, dugout, canoe, scow, jolly boat, raft, pinnace, launch, cockboat, motorboat, shallop, dory, Johnboat, galiot, catboat, tartan, sharp, pulk, hydrofoil, speedboat, sunfish, yawl, iceboat, sloop, cutter, ketch, schooner, gig, lifeboat, tugboat, barge, cockleshell, wherry, punt, outrigger, dinghy, pontoon, bateau, pirogue, racer, hydroplane, catamaran, trimaran, skiff, umiak, gondola, proa, longboat, coracle, war canoe, clam boat, Baltimore buckeye, settee, bombard, flatboat, junk, collapsible boat, sponson, sharpie, ferry, houseboat, river boat, canal boat.
• in the same boat*,
Syn. in the same situation, in the same predicament, on the same footing, in the same fix*; see equal .
• miss the boat*,
Syn. miss, fall short, neglect, blow it*; see fail 1 .
• rock the boat*,
Syn. upset, disturb, disrupt, make waves*; see confuse .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
vessel, watercraft, tub, ship, motorboat, sailboat, jet ski.
WORD FIND
• air-propelled: airboat
• double-hulled sailboat: catamaran
• emergency vessel: lifeboat
• fishing: trawler, dragger, longliner, dogger, smack, whaler, sportfisherman
• flat-bottomed carrier: barge, scow
• flat-bottomed, pole-propelled: punt, ark
• flat-bottomed vessel used in construction on water: pontoon
• gondolier’s song: barcarole
• house on water: houseboat
• Italian: gondola, vaporetto
• log, hollowed out: dugout, pirogue
• motorboat, small: runabout
• narrow-hulled racing boat rowed by as many as eight: shell
• narrow, racing boat rowed by one, two or four rowers: scull
• old: hulk
• Oriental, flat-bottomed river and coast boat: sampan, junk
• pleasure cruiser: cabin cruiser, yacht
• race/event: regatta
• racing boat: cigarette boat, hydrofoil
• rowboat: canoe, kayak, dinghy, shell, dory, gig, skiff, umiak (eskimo)
• service craft: tender
• shuttle of passengers, freight: ferry
• steam-propelled: paddle steamer, steamboat
• triple-hulled sailboat: trimaran

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  • Boat — (b[=o]t), n. [OE. boot, bat, AS. b[=a]t; akin to Icel. b[=a]tr, Sw. b[*a]t, Dan. baad, D. & G. boot. Cf. {Bateau}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail. [1913 Webster] Note …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • boat — W2S1 [bəut US bout] n [: Old English; Origin: bat] 1.) a vehicle that travels across water ▪ If we had a boat, we could row across to the island. ▪ a fishing boat on/in a boat ▪ MacKay said he would sleep on his boat. by boat ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • boat — [bōt] n. [ME bot < OE bat (akin to Ger & Du boot) < IE base * bheid , to split (in the sense “hollowed out tree trunk”) > FISSION] 1. a small, open water vehicle propelled by oars, sails, engine, etc. 2. a large such vehicle for use in… …   English World dictionary

  • boat — ► NOUN 1) a vessel for travelling on water. 2) a boat shaped serving dish for sauce or gravy. ► VERB ▪ travel in a boat for pleasure. ● be in the same boat Cf. ↑be in the same boat ● …   English terms dictionary

  • boat — [ bout ] noun count *** 1. ) a small vehicle that people use for traveling on water. Boats are usually smaller than ships, and are moved by means of sails, OARS, or motors: by boat: The only way to get there was by boat. => POWERBOAT, ROWBOAT …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Boat — (b[=o]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Boating}.] 1. To transport in a boat; as, to boat goods. [1913 Webster] 2. To place in a boat; as, to boat oars. [1913 Webster] {To boat the oars}. See under {Oar}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • boat — boat, vessel, ship, craft are comparable when they denote a floating structure designed to carry persons or goods over water. Boat is sometimes used as a general designation of such a structure but more specifically it is applicable to a small,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • boat — (n.) O.E. bat boat, ship, vessel, from P.Gmc. *bait (Cf. O.N. batr, Du. boot, Ger. Boot), possibly from PIE root *bheid to split (see FISSURE (Cf. fissure)), with the sense of making a boat by hollowing out a tree trunk; or it may be an extension …   Etymology dictionary

  • Boat — Boat, v. i. To go or row in a boat. [1913 Webster] I boated over, ran my craft aground. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • boat — A boat is a ‘small vessel propelled on water’ by various means, and includes vessels used for fishing, for cargo, or to carry passengers. A ship is a large sea going vessel, especially when part of a navy. A submarine, however, despite its… …   Modern English usage

  • BOAT/US — Boat Owners Association of the United States (Governmental » Transportation) …   Abbreviations dictionary

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