plural boats
1
a
: a small vessel for travel on water
b
: ship
2
: a boat-shaped container, utensil, or device
a gravy boat
a laboratory boat
3
informal
: a large car
A lot of people still think Cadillac makes big floaty boats.—
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boated; boating; boats
: to place in or bring into a boat
: to go by boat
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Examples of boat in a Sentence
Noun
He tied the boat to the dock.
Cruise ships and other boats filled the harbor.
traveling by boat across the ocean
Verb
We boated over to the island.
boated to the picnic site on an island in the bay
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Emma Soren, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
The decrease is attributed to a significant drop in Pontoon boat sales due to high interest rates and inflation affecting consumer spending.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Antonio Planas, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
This puffer jacket has been with me to vineyards in Tuscany, the highlands of Scotland, the streets of Dublin, all over Broadway in Nashville, bar hopping in New York City, and boating through the archipelago of Finland.
—Amber Love Bond, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Gary wakes up and notices Parsifal III is heading directly toward another boat.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
The decrease is attributed to a significant drop in Pontoon boat sales due to high interest rates and inflation affecting consumer spending.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
Police have not determined whether the person was killed in a slaying or whether a marine animal or a boating accident could have led to a decapitation, Martin said.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
This puffer jacket has been with me to vineyards in Tuscany, the highlands of Scotland, the streets of Dublin, all over Broadway in Nashville, bar hopping in New York City, and boating through the archipelago of Finland.
—Amber Love Bond, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boat. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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boat
1 of 2 noun1
: a small vessel for travel on water
3
: a boat-shaped utensil
gravy boat
boat
2 of 2 verb1
: to put into or carry in a boat
2
: to travel by boat
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