boat

Noun He tied the boat to the dock. Cruise ships and other boats filled the harbor. traveling by boat across the ocean Verb We boated over to the island. boated to the picnic site on an island in the bay

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Tucked beside them, in their charming paper boat, was a wedge of lemon; the faint perfume of malt vinegar hovered in the air. — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, "The Glorious Fish and Chips at Dame," 15 Jan. 2021 However, leashes greater than 3 feet in length will give you the option of tying, looping, or clipping the pouch to your body, your gear, or your boat. — Field & Stream, "Best Waterproof Phone Pouch: Smart Ways to Protect A Smartphone," 5 Jan. 2021 Meanwhile, Texas A&M, boat-raced by Alabama on Oct. 3, but winner of seven straight in the SEC since (including a win over Florida, which just scored 46 to Bama’s 52), gets pancaked by the selection committee. — Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Changing to an eight-team playoff could solve the College Football Playoff problem," 26 Dec. 2020 Now Leon McMann, 89, a Tangier resident who had still been working on his boat the previous winter, was sick. — Washington Post, "On a Trump-loving island in the Chesapeake, a virus outbreak unites instead of divides," 22 Dec. 2020 While all other automakers paddled upstream through this year, Tesla put an electric motor on its boat and cruised all the way to 2021. — Colin Beresford, Car and Driver, "The Biggest Car News of 2020, from COVID-19 to Revived Trucks," 19 Dec. 2020 Sounds traumatizing, but whatever floats your boat! — Emma Specter, Vogue, "21 Thoughts I Had While Rewatching 50 First Dates," 18 Dec. 2020 At 15, hungry and dehydrated after a 10-day journey, he was touched by the care Red Cross volunteers showed him and 137 others in his boat. — Aritz Parra, Star Tribune, "A migrant's odyssey from boat to COVID nursing job in Spain," 18 Dec. 2020 The man, his girlfriend, two young granddaughters and two dogs all swam for safety Tuesday after their boat caught fire off Sauvie Island. — oregonlive, "Family rescued from frigid waters after boat fire near Sauvie Island," 16 Dec. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Petersburg will host — for maybe two hours at a time — five teams that will fly or boat to the island. — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, "Making the high school cross-country season happen in Southeast Alaska takes creativity and planning," 2 Oct. 2020 Nightcrawlers on harness rigs are superb when slow trolled, and anglers who troll with jigs tipped with minnows, crawlers, and leeches will consistently boat walleyes. — Popular Science, "A beginner’s guide to freshwater fishing," 1 June 2020 Nightcrawlers on harness rigs are superb when slow trolled, and anglers who troll with jigs tipped with minnows, crawlers, and leeches will consistently boat walleyes. — Popular Science, "A beginner’s guide to freshwater fishing," 1 June 2020 Nightcrawlers on harness rigs are superb when slow trolled, and anglers who troll with jigs tipped with minnows, crawlers, and leeches will consistently boat walleyes. — Popular Science, "A beginner’s guide to freshwater fishing," 1 June 2020 Nightcrawlers on harness rigs are superb when slow trolled, and anglers who troll with jigs tipped with minnows, crawlers, and leeches will consistently boat walleyes. — Popular Science, "A beginner’s guide to freshwater fishing," 1 June 2020 Nightcrawlers on harness rigs are superb when slow trolled, and anglers who troll with jigs tipped with minnows, crawlers, and leeches will consistently boat walleyes. — Popular Science, "A beginner’s guide to freshwater fishing," 1 June 2020 Nightcrawlers on harness rigs are superb when slow trolled, and anglers who troll with jigs tipped with minnows, crawlers, and leeches will consistently boat walleyes. — Popular Science, "A beginner’s guide to freshwater fishing," 1 June 2020 Nightcrawlers on harness rigs are superb when slow trolled, and anglers who troll with jigs tipped with minnows, crawlers, and leeches will consistently boat walleyes. — Popular Science, "A beginner’s guide to freshwater fishing," 1 June 2020

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