Definition of boat

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Boat (n.) 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..

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Cockswain :: Cockswain (n.) The steersman of a boat; a petty officer who has charge of a boat and its crew.
Dump :: Dump (n.) A car or boat for dumping refuse, etc..
Cock :: Cock (n.) A small boat.
Boatmen :: Boatmen (pl. ) of Boatma.
Mast :: Mast (n.) A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a hollow pillar of iron or steel..
Inshore :: Inshore (adv.) Towards the shore; as, the boat was headed inshore..
Dinghy :: Dinghy (n.) A ship's smallest boat.
Towpath :: Towpath (n.) A path traveled by men or animals in towing boats; -- called also towing path.
Boatswain :: Boatswain (n.) An officer who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables, cordage, etc., of a ship, and who also summons the crew, and performs other duties..
Oared :: Oared (a.) Furnished with oars; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a four-oared boat..
Boat :: Boat (v. t.) To transport in a boat; as, to boat goods..
Cobble :: Cobble (n.) A fishing boat. See Coble.
Ferry :: Ferry (v. t.) A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry.
Dandi :: Dandi (n.) A boatman; an oarsman.
Grapnel :: Grapnel (n.) A small anchor, with four or five flukes or claws, used to hold boats or small vessels; hence, any instrument designed to grapple or hold; a grappling iron; a grab; -- written also grapline, and crapnel..
Sharpie :: Sharpie (n.) A long, sharp, flat-bottomed boat, with one or two masts carrying a triangular sail. They are often called Fair Haven sharpies, after the place on the coast of Connecticut where they originated..
Pykar :: Pykar (n.) An ancient English fishing boat.
Row :: Row (v. i.) To be moved by oars; as, the boat rows easily..
Crew :: Crew (n.) In an extended sense, any small body of men associated for a purpose; a gang; as (Naut.), the carpenter's crew; the boatswain's crew..
Surfeit :: Surfboat (n.) A boat intended for use in heavy surf. It is built with a pronounced sheer, and with a view to resist the shock of waves and of contact with the beach..
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