plural boats
Definition of boat
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: a small vessel for travel on water
b
: ship
2
: a boat-shaped container, utensil, or device
a gravy boat a laboratory boat
3
informal
: a large car
A lot of people still think Cadillac makes big floaty boats.— Mark LaNeve
in the same boat
: in the same situation or predicament
boat
verb
boated; boating; boats
Definition of boat (Entry 2 of 2)
: to place in or bring into a boat
: to go by boat
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Time Traveler for boat
The first known use of boat was before the 12th century
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