boat

noun [C]

/bəʊt/

/boʊt/

Definition

A1 a small vehicle for travelling on water: a rowing/sailing boat a fishing boat We took turns to row the boat up the river.Boats and sailing craftPassenger, cargo and military ships › informal a ship: Are you travelling by boat or by air? I'm taking the boat from Dover to Calais.Passenger, cargo and military shipsBoats and sailing craft

(Definition of boat noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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