boats
Vessels for water
Boats are watercraft—vessels that float and move across water.
The word typically suggests smaller craft: rowboats, sailboats, motorboats.
Larger vessels are usually called ships, though the line blurs.
To boat is to travel by boat or to transport something in one: We boated across the lake.
In the same boat means sharing circumstances, usually unfortunate ones.
Small auxiliary watercraft
- kayakEnclosed single-person watercraft
- canoeSlender paddled vessel
- gondolaSuspended transport cabin
- rowboatOar-propelled small vessel
skiff · yacht · catamaran · pontoon · speedboat · tugboat · trawler · barge
Secures ships to seabed
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
- rudderPivoting stern blade
- keelHull's structural base
- mastVessel's sail support
bow · stern · deck · hull · porthole · galley · cabin · rigging
Organized exploratory journey
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- journeyTravel from place to place
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- circumnavigateTravel entirely around something
seafaring · mariner · captain · cruise · passage · itinerary · chart · navigation
Transported goods
- freighterVessel for transporting goods
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
harbor · port · fleet · liner · ferry · barge · tugboat · shipyard
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Small auxiliary watercraft
rowboat · skiff · yacht · catamaran · pontoon · speedboat · tugboat · trawler · barge · ferry
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
mast · bow · stern · deck · hull · porthole · galley · cabin · rigging · mooring
trawler
Net-dragging fishing boat
net · hook · line · rod · reel · fishfinder · lure · catch · trolling · charter
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- journeyTravel from place to place
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
circumnavigate · seafaring · mariner · captain · cruise · passage · itinerary · chart · navigation · exploration
cargo
Transported goods
- freighterVessel for transporting goods
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
shipping · harbor · port · fleet · liner · ferry · barge · tugboat · shipyard · trade
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
- marinaRecreational vessel harbor
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- pierWaterfront landing structure
jetty · wharf · mooring · slip · anchorage · quay · lighthouse · breakwater · seawall · boardwalk
mainsail
Principal vessel canvas
tacking · gybing · luffing · boom · halyard · sheet · reefing · battens · telltales · windward
boatsships
Seagoing vessels
ocean liners · aircraft carriers · battleships · cruise ships · cargo ships
- 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
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