What does BOAT mean?

Definitions for BOAT
boʊtboat

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. boatnoun

    a small vessel for travel on water

  2. gravy boat, gravy holder, sauceboat, boatverb

    a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce

  3. boatverb

    ride in a boat on water

Wiktionary

  1. boatnoun

    A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.

  2. boatnoun

    A full house.

  3. boatnoun

    One of two possible conformations of cyclohexane rings (the other being chair), shaped roughly like a boat.

  4. boatverb

    To travel by boat.

  5. Etymology: From boot, bot, boet, boyt, from bat, from baitaz, from bheid-. Cognate with beit.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. BOATnoun

    Etymology: bat, Saxon.

    I do not think that any one nation, the Syrian excepted, to whom the knowledge of the ark came, did find out at once the device of either ship or boat, in which they durst venture themselves upon the seas. Walter Raleigh, Essays.

    An effeminate scoundrel multitude!
    Whose utmost daring is to cross the Nile,
    In painted boats, to fright the crocodile. Nahum Tate, Juv. sat. xv.

Wikipedia

  1. Boat

    A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size, shape, cargo or passenger capacity, or its ability to carry boats. Small boats are typically found on inland waterways such as rivers and lakes, or in protected coastal areas. However, some boats, such as the whaleboat, were intended for use in an offshore environment. In modern naval terms, a boat is a vessel small enough to be carried aboard a ship.Boats vary in proportion and construction methods with their intended purpose, available materials, or local traditions. Canoes have been used since prehistoric times and remain in use throughout the world for transportation, fishing, and sport. Fishing boats vary widely in style partly to match local conditions. Pleasure craft used in recreational boating include ski boats, pontoon boats, and sailboats. House boats may be used for vacationing or long-term residence. Lighters are used to move cargo to and from large ships unable to get close to shore. Lifeboats have rescue and safety functions. Boats can be propelled by manpower (e.g. rowboats and paddle boats), wind (e.g. sailboats), and inboard/outboard motors (including gasoline, diesel, and electric).

ChatGPT

  1. boat

    A boat is a small to mid-sized watercraft designed to float or travel on water. It is typically used for transportation, recreational activities, sports, or fishing. It is often propelled by sails, paddles, oars, engines, or a combination of these. It consists of several parts including a hull, deck, bow, and stern. Some boats also include living amenities for longer trips.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Boatnoun

    a small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail

  2. Boatnoun

    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

  3. Boatnoun

    a vehicle, utensil, or dish, somewhat resembling a boat in shape; as, a stone boat; a gravy boat

  4. Boatverb

    to transport in a boat; as, to boat goods

  5. Boatverb

    to place in a boat; as, to boat oars

  6. Boatverb

    to go or row in a boat

Wikidata

  1. Boat

    A boat is a watercraft of any size designed to float or plane, to provide passage across water. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas. However, boats such as the whaleboat were designed to be operated from a ship in an offshore environment. In naval terms, a boat is a vessel small enough to be carried aboard another vessel. Another less restrictive definition is a vessel that can be lifted out of the water.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Boat

    bōt, n. a small open vessel usually moved by oars: a small ship: a vessel like a boat in shape, as a 'sauce-boat.'—v.i. to sail about in a boat.—ns. Boat′-hook, an iron hook fixed to a pole used for pulling or pushing off a boat; Boat′-house, a house or shed for a boat: Boat′ing, the art or practice of sailing in boats; Boat′man, a man who has charge of a boat: a rower.—In the same boat, in the same circumstances.—To have an oar in another's boat, to meddle with the affairs of others. [A.S. bát; Dut. boot; Fr. bateau.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. boat

    A small open vessel, conducted on the water by rowing or sailing. The construction, machinery, and even the names of boats, are very different, according to the various purposes for which they are calculated, and the services on which they are employed. Thus we have the long-boat and the jolly-boat, life-boat and gun-boat, but they will appear under their respective appellations.--A bold boat, one that will endure a rough sea well.--Man the boat, send the crew in to row and manage it.

Rap Dictionary

  1. boatnoun

    Marijuana laced with embalming fluid.

  2. boatnoun

    A Nark Car

Editors Contribution

  1. boat

    A type of vessel created for use on water.

    There are so many different noats around the world.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 4, 2020  

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BOAT

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Boat is ranked #77788 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Boat surname appeared 246 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Boat.

    86.1% or 212 total occurrences were White.
    7.7% or 19 total occurrences were Black.
    2.8% or 7 total occurrences were Asian.
    2.4% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'BOAT' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2081

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'BOAT' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1210

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'BOAT' in Nouns Frequency: #637

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Anagrams for BOAT »

  1. Tabo

  2. toba

  3. bota

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of BOAT in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of BOAT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of BOAT in a Sentence

  1. Adrian Gradinaru:

    A lot of these boats are just sitting, and kind of being wasted, in a way. I feel bad for a boat that doesn’t go out. It’s purpose in life is it should be out, and somebody should be on it, and somebody should enjoy it.

  2. Captain Keith Colburn:

    Guys, especially on the Bering Sea, are used to working with just guys… I think more than anything it was more of a distraction for them more than anything. thing is, I make almost all of my money from fishing not from TV... It’s a lucrative job if you own the boat.

  3. Yoshinori Shoji:

    I'll admit, it was nice that our boat was the one to kill the first whale in the first hunt after the resumption.

  4. Nahnatchka Khan:

    If anything, I want' Fresh Off the Boat' to be remembered as the series that showed people that the experience they hadn't seen before was( still) relatable, i think that would be an amazing thing.

  5. Mark Wallace:

    You really do have to make sure the FAA is in the boat and we are really focused on that piece of it more than anything.

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