noun
boat
BOHT
noun
1
A vehicle for travelling on water, generally smaller than a ship.
"We hired a small boat to explore the lake."
verb
1
To travel by boat.
"They boated down the coast for three days."
How to Use Boat
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA craft for travelling on water, smaller than a ship.
Common pairings
rowing boat
miss the boat
rock the boat
Word Forms
boated past tense, boats singular
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Etymology
From Old English bāt, an ancient Germanic word for a small vessel.