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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
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
The boys said the crew then helped carry Parker back to the boat and transported the boys back to shore, about 60 miles away.
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ABC News,
29 June 2026
Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Nevertheless, Pino did not face boating under-the-influence charges.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
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Conley was charged with one count of operating a boat or watercraft while intoxicated or under the influence.
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Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
The boys said the crew then helped carry Parker back to the boat and transported the boys back to shore, about 60 miles away.
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ABC News,
29 June 2026
Verb
After dark, boats need proper navigation lights; boating under the influence is treated much like DUI on the road, with fines, possible jail time and loss of boating privileges.
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Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Nevertheless, Pino did not face boating under-the-influence charges.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boat
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However, following a series of Miami Herald articles detailing flaws in the investigation, including police not following up with key eyewitnesses, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office reexamined the case and charged Pino with felony vessel homicide in October 2024.
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The verdict was handed down on Monday acquitting Pino, 55, who was charged with second-degree manslaughter and vessel homicide for the crash that killed 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez and left another teen, Katy Puig, now 21, with life-changing injuries, according to NBC 6.
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For months, shipping companies have been in wait and see mode, carefully calculating the risk of moving ships through the strait.
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Transits tripled to 93 last weekend compared with the prior comparable period, according to ship-tracking data provider MarineTraffic, but remain far below pre-war levels when more than 100 ships transited the strait each day.
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Earlier this month three vessels from the China’s Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) a civilian law enforcement organization sailed through the Bashi Channel between the Philippines and Taiwan to begin law enforcement and mapping activities in waters east of Taiwan.
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But Bukayo Saka sailed his header over the net.
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James Stocklas, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania One evening in 2016, dining at a sports bar in the Florida Keys, James Stocklas, 67, glimpsed a yacht on the water.
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But projects like the 59-foot Cigarette Tirranna performance cruiser and a range of CdM expedition yachts show the breadth of his portfolio.
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On most mornings, Nguyen Thien Bao threads his VinFast electric motorbike through the jammed traffic of Vietnam’s capital Hanoi — ferrying passengers and deliveries.
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The military did not provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs.
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Exhibits are displayed in six different rooms and a canoe house.
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After lunch, Bud and Stan took a canoe to explore a long draw of water in back of camp while Ed and I strung up the radio aerial and called Cache Lake.
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Assateague's spectacular national seashore is best explored by kayak.
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On the Water Rent a kayak, canoe, or stand-up paddleboard from Crystal River Outfitters and explore Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore via the meandering Crystal River.
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Despite a raft of Western sanctions, Moscow remains among the world's top exporters of oil and natural gas.
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Despite a raft of Western sanctions, Moscow remains among the world’s top exporters of oil and natural gas.
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“Boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boat. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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