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boat


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verb

Definition of BOAT

transitive verb
: to place in or bring into a boat
intransitive verb
: to go by boat
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Examples of BOAT

  1. We boated over to the island.
  2. <boated to the picnic site on an island in the bay>

First Known Use of BOAT

1613

Related to BOAT

Other Nautical Terms

avast, aweigh, flotsam, jib, keel, lee, port, starboard, stay

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