Definition of Boat. Meaning of Boat. Synonyms of Boat
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Definition of Boat
Boat Boat Boat (b[=o]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boated; p. pr. & vb.
n. Boating.]
1. To transport in a boat; as, to boat goods.
2. To place in a boat; as, to boat oars.
To boat the oars. See under Oar.
Boat Boat Boat, v. i.
To go or row in a boat.
I boated over, ran my craft aground. --Tennyson.
Boat Boat Boat, n. [OE. boot, bat, AS. b[=a]t; akin to Icel.
b[=a]tr, Sw. b[*a]t, Dan. baad, D. & G. boot. Cf. Bateau.]
1. A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars
or paddles, but often by a sail.
Note: Different kinds of boats have different names; as,
canoe, yawl, wherry, pinnace, punt, etc.
2. Hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet descriptive
of its use or mode of propulsion; as, pilot boat, packet
boat, passage boat, advice boat, etc. The term is
sometimes applied to steam vessels, even of the largest
class; as, the Cunard boats.
3. A vehicle, utensil, or dish, somewhat resembling a boat in
shape; as, a stone boat; a gravy boat.
