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noun

ˈbōt How to pronounce boat (audio)
Definition of boatnext
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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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boat

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verb

as in to sail
to travel on water in a vessel boated to the picnic site on an island in the bay

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Recent Examples of boat
Noun
The operator of a boat that capsized in New York Harbor, leaving a mother and her baby daughter dead, has been charged federally with two counts of misconduct and neglect of a ship officer resulting in death, federal prosecutors said. — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 Now, only guests with stays or experiences booked at Disney resort hotels may take Disney buses and boats to them from Disney Springs. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
Despite growing up on a farm and initially fearing water, his girlfriend Carmen Mundt introduced him to boating, and team principal Toto Wolff to freediving. — Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Jennifer Aniston enjoys a boating summer vacation in Mallorca, Spain, with her partner Jim Curtis on July 27. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for boat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boat
  1. vessel
  2. ship
  3. sail
  4. yacht
  5. ferry
  6. canoe
  7. kayak
  8. raft
Noun
  • The vessel was a 22-foot bowrider motorboat, according to the New York Post.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Oznur Bell One of the journey’s guides, who was operating the vessel, spotted the hippo and slowed the boat in an attempt not to disturb it, Oznur said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of vessel
Noun
  • At least two ships were hit in the Strait of Hormuz in the past week, while several others reported near misses or warnings from entities claiming to represent Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, according to maritime data company Lloyd’s List Intelligence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Six vessels moved into the Persian Gulf — five cargo ships and one tanker — while one cargo ship exited into the Gulf of Oman.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of ship
Verb
  • The lake is praised for its mountain views and few crowds, and has an expansive area to sail around.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Yacht tracking data provided to CNBC from VesselFinder shows that after the auction, Amadea sailed to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Charleston, South Carolina.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of sail
Noun
  • The ladies all get on a yacht and are confronted with cardboard cutouts of them in their very first season.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • At almost 400 feet in length, the Launchpad is the largest yacht ever constructed by luxury superyacht builder Feadship, according to the company.
    — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of yacht
Verb
  • Middle Eastern producers have ferried cargoes out of the Gulf as part of a shuttle program put in place by several countries in the region.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The banana trade’s leading companies maintained fleets of freighters to ferry fruit north from Central America and the Antilles.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of ferry
Noun
  • Their destination was the ancestral hearth, spiritual fountainhead, and reliquary of antiquities, the country home of the Wariboko war-canoe family.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The eight-mile Granite City Greenway by Mount Airy’s southern border is ideal for walking or biking, with several launches for kayaks, canoes, and tubes along the trail.
    — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of canoe
Noun
  • Cycle north along the beach to Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park, where hiking trails, lonely sands, picnic sites, and kayak rentals fronting a freshwater lake await.
    — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Three Brothers has her bow in just 7 feet, close enough to reach by kayak straight from the island’s shore.
    — Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of kayak
Noun
  • Nvidia is at the center of the AI boom, manufacturing chips and other hardware used in a raft of tech companies’ AI models.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Another historic beach club, Le Carillon (from 1937), features a stylish collaboration with Dolce & Gabbana, with the designers’ vivid Verde Maiolica pattern used for loungers, umbrellas, beach towels-- and even floating rafts.
    — Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
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