boat
has definitions from the fields of nautical,transportation,food
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[ noun ] (nautical,transportation) a small vessel for travel on water
Used in print (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)Social invention did not have to await social theory any more than use of the warmth of a fire had to await Lavoisier or the buoyant protection of a boat the formulations of Archimedes . (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)In the first trial an inert substance was disseminated from a boat travelling some ten miles off shore under appropriately selected meteorological_conditions . (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)That boat in the river , maybe '' . `` What boat '' ? `` There 's a big boat anchored near the Place_de_la_Concorde , with a swimming_pool in it - did n't you notice it ? Related terms vessel barge tug steamboat guard_boat tender gunboat lugger canal_boat surfboat sea_boat ferry punt mackinaw sharpie longboat gondola ark mailboat bumboat motorboat junk pilot_boat police_boat fireboat small_boat river_boat scow boat_whistle passenger tack crank sculler mooring leaking unregistered pontoon painter scull registered |
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[ noun ] (food) a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce
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