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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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It is unclear when exactly the boat capsized.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 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

The ride on the Good Year Blimp over the Coachella grounds was gentler than I’d anticipated — kind of like a boat ride in a harbor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

More than 5,000 people have crossed the English Channel by small boat from France since the start of the year, Home Office data shows.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

This dumb old Charlotte boat wasn’t sailing forward any longer; it was only bobbing up and down.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

Vocabulary lists containing boat

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