Definition of Boats. Meaning of Boats. Synonyms of Boats

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Definition of Boats

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.

Meaning of Boats from wikipedia

- Fishing boats vary widely in style partly to match local conditions. Pleasure craft used in recreational boating include ski boats, pontoon boats, and sailboats...
- Unterseeboot (under-sea boat), though the German term refers to any submarine. Austro-Hungarian Navy submarines were also known as U-boats. U-boats are most known...
- small as a yacht or rigid inflatable boat. They can include fast attack craft, torpedo boats, and missile boats. They may be broadly classified as ins****...
- worldwide. Boats (boat types) can be categorized into 3 different types of board categories: unpowered, motor boats, and sailboats. Recreational boats (sometimes...
- the boating industry. May 2004, British Marine Federation (BMF) support for boats.com European Marine Industry Web Awards In September 2004, Boats.com...
- torpedo boats attacking en m****e could overwhelm a larger ship's ability to fight them off using its large but ****bersome guns. A fleet of torpedo boats could...
- boats, or scaphism, an alleged ancient method of execution The Boat, a nickname for Mayflower, the ship that carried the Pilgrims to America The Boat...
- of fleet torpedo boats were planned, but not built, in the 1940s. The E-boats were fast attack craft with torpedo tubes. Over 200 boats of this type were...
- across the Caribbean to the United States. Go-fast boats are also called "cigarette boats" and "cigar boats"—references to their shape, though some report...
- only with difficulty. The gun that such boats carried could be quite heavy; a 32-pounder for instance. As such boats were cheap and quick to build, naval...