boated

Went by vessel

Boated is the past tense of boat, meaning to travel or transport by boat: We boated across the lake at sunset.

The word sees limited use since most water travel has more specific verbs—sailed, rowed, ferried, paddled—but boating as a general leisure activity remains common: They boated all summer on the Chesapeake.

watercraft

sailed

Traveled by wind-powered vessel

rowedPropelled by oars
paddledMoved boat manually
cruisedTraveled at steady pace

voyaged · ferried · navigated · motored · kayaked · canoed · rafted · punted · sculled · oared

sailing

regatta

Organized boat racing event

mastVessel's sail support
keelHull's structural base
tillerBoat steering lever

jib · spinnaker · starboard · port · bow · stern · rudder · halyard · winch · tacking

Opposites

mode of travel

boatedwalked

Traveled on foot

drove · flew · hiked · cycled · rode

water engagement

boatedswam

Traveled by stroking

waded · landlocked · dry · beached · terrestrial

Phrases

in the same boatSharing the same difficulty
rock the boatDisturb a stable situation
boat rideWatercraft journey for pleasure
toy boatMiniature vessel for play
The Love BoatRomantic cruise television series
fishing boatWatercraft for catching fish

Family

boat, boating, boats, sailboat, rowboat, boatman, motorboat, speedboat, boatload

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G