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as in vessel
a small buoyant structure for travel on water
paddling the little boat across the lake is great exercise, but tiring
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as in ship
a large craft for travel by water
you'll have to take a passenger boat to get to the island
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Recent Examples of boat
Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
Once the boat took off, the night breeze was rejuvenating—almost enough to calm my rising anxiety about swimming in strange water.
—Billie Cohen, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
Beyond The Sea While manatees hang out in the water and white pelicans circle above—and sport-fishing, kayaking, or boating or sailing to Cayo Costa State Park beckon—visitors and locals flock to the main village of Boca Grande for dining and shopping.
—Mary Forgione, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Neither of the boats involved sustained any damage during the operation.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
Once the boat took off, the night breeze was rejuvenating—almost enough to calm my rising anxiety about swimming in strange water.
—Billie Cohen, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
But for those interested in a more active adventure, Myakka River State Park offers some of the area's best fishing and boating opportunities.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
Beyond The Sea While manatees hang out in the water and white pelicans circle above—and sport-fishing, kayaking, or boating or sailing to Cayo Costa State Park beckon—visitors and locals flock to the main village of Boca Grande for dining and shopping.
—Mary Forgione, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boat
Noun
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Blank sailings, when vessels cancel a call at a port, have become more of a commonality on the trans-Pacific trade lane as exports out of China continue to see a massive slowdown.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
2 May 2025
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The Maltese government said the vessel and its crew were secured in the early hours of the morning after a nearby tug assisted with firefighting operations, but the NGO and Swedish activist Greta Thunberg said the ship was still in danger.—
Christopher Scicluna and Ilze Filks,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
Noun
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The ship's staff was highly trained and experienced.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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An emergency on their ship sends them scrambling, and when their crewmate (Finn Cole) gets trapped on the seabed with only five minutes of oxygen in his tank, the two divers have to get creative – and fast – to save him.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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When sailing into the port city of Belfast, a visit to a museum chronicling the greatest-ever shipping disaster may not be top of every cruise traveler’s sightseeing list.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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In November 1917, the vessel was sailing near Dodman Point when it was torpedoed by a German submarine.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Nobody would have expected Donald Trump – the guy gracing tabloids for yacht parties and messy divorces – to ever, in a million years, become the face of the movement.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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The complaint detailed the October 2019 meeting on a yacht in Doha, Qatar, between McKillen and Hamad bin Khalifa to discuss the opportunity for the royal family to acquire the California hotel, then known as the Montage Beverly Hills.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Videos from the site showed locals helping to ferry the injured down on makeshift stretchers, as ambulances couldn't reach the meadow.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Her father, a barber, sometimes spent the day ferrying children to the beach until everyone from the neighborhood could dip their toes in water.—
Jonathan Abrams,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Beach furniture and other recreational equipment (e.g., cabanas, umbrellas, canoes, small boats, bicycles) can reduce nesting success and increase false crawls on nesting beaches when left out overnight.—
Lexie Beach,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2025
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Settle once again came to the rescue by providing his own canoe to the team, who quickly rowed out to meet the young raptors.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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With cozy cabins, 10 landscaped RV sites, a full-service pub, live music on weekends, nearby airboat tours, and kayak and paddle board rentals, The Cove has quietly built a devoted following over the years.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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Bring a canoe, kayak or stand-up paddleboard, along with a life preserver and whistle.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In addition to a raft of feature updates, the new OS brings major security and privacy improvements from both Google and Samsung, and a new, Apple-like ecosystem.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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During subsequent performances, spectators took in the music from boats and rafts on the water.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boat. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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