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Definitions

boat

[boht] / boʊt /
NOUN
vehicle for water travel
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barge canoe catamaran craft dinghy gondola raft sailboat schooner ship yacht
STRONG
ark bark bottom bucket dory hulk ketch launch lifeboat pinnace scow skiff sloop steamboat tub
WEAK
bateau

Example Sentences

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A 67-year-old woman jumped off a boat over the weekend to get close to the whale before she was stopped, the Associated Press reported.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Albadri first arrived in the UK by small boat from France on 5 August 2021, but by November 2023 he had left the country, the prosecution said.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Researchers studying an unusually high number of whale deaths have found that nearly 20% of the gray whales seen entering the Bay did not survive, with many killed by boat strikes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

“I put everything I have into my boat, and we don’t get to fish.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Resigned, I stepped onto a real boat for the first time in my life.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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