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boat
Synonyms and Antonyms of boat
1
a small buoyant structure for travel on water
catboat, ketch, sailboat, schooner, yacht
bateau, caïque, canoe, catamaran, coracle, curragh (or currach), dhow, dinghy, dink, dory, dugout, flatboat, garvey, gig, johnboat, kayak, outrigger, paddleboat, pinnace, piragua, pirogue, pontoon, pram, punt, raft, rowboat, rowing boat [chiefly British], sampan, scow, scull, shallop, shell, skiff, surfboat, umiak, wherry
cruiser, inboard, motorboat, outboard, powerboat
auxiliary, bumboat, cutter, jolly boat, launch, lifeboat, longboat, tender, yawl
barge, hoy, keel, keelboat, lighter, narrow boat [British]
ferry, ferryboat, gondola, taxi, water taxi
banker, coble, dragger, gillnetter, hooker, lugger, scalloper, seiner, shrimper, trawler, whaleboat, whaler, workboat
2
a large craft for travel by water
aircraft carrier, argosy, barge, coaster, collier, containership, corvette, cruiser, cutter, destroyer, ferryboat, flagship, freighter, icebreaker, ironclad, lightship, liner, man-of-war (also man-o'-war), merchantman, merchant ship, motor ship, packet, steamer, steamship, superliner, supertanker, tanker, trader, tramp, transport, warship, watercraft
bark (or barque), brig, brigantine, caravel, clipper, junk, ketch, sailboat, schooner, square-rigger, tall ship, windjammer, xebec, yacht
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