boat

noun
/boʊt/

Meaning

a small vessel used for traveling on water
a small vessel for traveling over water

Example Sentences

They took a boat across the river.

We took a small boat to cross the river.

Example Expressions

miss the boat

Synonyms

ship, vessel, canoe, yacht, ferry, craft, dinghy
Entry 1
ship, vessel, canoe, yacht, ferry
Entry 2
vessel, craft, dinghy

Antonyms

submarine, aircraft, land vehicle, car
Entry 1
submarine, aircraft
Entry 2
land vehicle, car

Collocations

boat ride, fishing boat, sail a boat, boat trip, motor boat, row boat, sail boat
Entry 1
boat ride, fishing boat, sail a boat, boat trip
Entry 2
fishing boat, motor boat, row boat, sail boat

More Example Sentences

The best part was the boat ride.

A girl wins a drawing contest at her school by creating a colorful picture of a sunset over the ocean with a small sailboat

A girl wins a drawing contest at her school by creating a colorful picture of a sunset over the ocean with a small sailboat that impressed all the judges

A girl wins a drawing contest at her school by creating a colorful picture of a sunset over the ocean with a small sailboat that impressed all the judges because of the detail and creativity

A girl wins a drawing contest at her school by creating a colorful picture of a sunset over the ocean with a small sailboat that impressed all the judges because of the detail and creativity and her artwork is displayed in the hallway

A girl wins a drawing contest at her school by creating a colorful picture of a sunset over the ocean with a small sailboat that impressed all the judges because of the detail and creativity and her artwork is displayed in the hallway where students and parents stop to admire it

A girl wins a drawing contest at her school by creating a colorful picture of a sunset over the ocean with a small sailboat that impressed all the judges because of the detail and creativity and her artwork is displayed in the hallway where students and parents stop to admire it and her art teacher encourages her to enter more competitions

A girl wins a drawing contest at her school by creating a colorful picture of a sunset over the ocean with a small sailboat that impressed all the judges because of the detail and creativity and her artwork is displayed in the hallway where students and parents stop to admire it and her art teacher encourages her to enter more competitions helping her believe that her talent can take her far in the future.

Related Vocabularies

a small platform on which a person stands to speak or conduct an orchestra
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a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
a small, hard, dry cake; a cookie

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