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A boat is defined as a vessel used to carry people or cargo on water, or a boat-shaped serving dish.
(noun)- An example of a boat is a cargo ship.
- An example of a boat for serving is a gravy boat.
The definition of boat means to go on a floating vessel on the water.
(verb)An example of boat is to sail on a lake.
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See boat in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a small, open water vehicle propelled by oars, sails, engine, etc.
- a large such vehicle for use in inland waters: an ore boat on the Great Lakes
- any large, seagoing water vehicle; ship: a term in popular use, but not by sailors
- a boat-shaped dish: a gravy boat
Origin: ME bot < OE bat (akin to Ger & Du boot) < IE base *bheid-, to split (in the sense “hollowed-out tree trunk”) > fission
transitive verb
- to lay or carry in the boat: to boat the oars
- to pull or lift into a boat: to boat a fish
intransitive verb
to go in a boat; row, sail, or cruise
See boat in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. A relatively small, usually open craft of a size that might be carried aboard a ship.b. An inland vessel of any size.c. A ship or submarine.
- A dish shaped like a boat: a sauce boat.
- To travel by boat.
- To ride a boat for pleasure.
- To transport by boat.
- To place in a boat.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English bot
Origin: , from Old English bāt; see bheid- in Indo-European roots
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