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as in vessel
a small buoyant structure for travel on water
paddling the little boat across the lake is great exercise, but tiring
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as in ship
a large craft for travel by water
you'll have to take a passenger boat to get to the island
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Recent Examples of boat
Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 2 Mar. 2025
Electric boats and paddle sports are allowed on the lake 24 hours a day, seven days a week, throughout the year.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
At Three Rivers State Park, Florida touches the southwest corner of Georgia, and three rivers, including the Chattahoochee, flow into pristine Lake Seminole—a 37,500-acre reservoir that offers uncrowded birding, fishing, and boating fun.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 21 Feb. 2025
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Escaping a sudden, massive flood, a smart, mischievous black cat clambers aboard a boat shared by a dog, a capybara, and a lemur, as well as a long-legged secretary bird.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 2 Mar. 2025
Electric boats and paddle sports are allowed on the lake 24 hours a day, seven days a week, throughout the year.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
Verb
Other high-profile boating accidents in recent years include one in Missouri that killed 13 people when a tourist duck boat capsized in Table Rock Lake in 2018.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
At Three Rivers State Park, Florida touches the southwest corner of Georgia, and three rivers, including the Chattahoochee, flow into pristine Lake Seminole—a 37,500-acre reservoir that offers uncrowded birding, fishing, and boating fun.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boat
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The Houthi rebels attacked over 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two vessels and killing four sailors, from November 2023 until January this year when a ceasefire began in Gaza.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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The vessel has a helideck, crane for launching tenders, outdoor entertaining areas, cinema, gym and spa.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Reds seemed to right the ship with four wins and a draw in their next five matches, but even those were questionable.—
Brett Koremenos,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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The assessments look into vessel traffic, transit speeds, loading characteristics and more, especially as ships have gotten larger over the decades.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
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However, things then went from bad to worse for Spaun who could only watch with a bemused expression as his tee shot on the famous par-three 17th sailed way past the green and landed straight in the water.—
Matias Grez,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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His ball cut through the wind and sailed clear over the green into the water, leading to a triple bogey that ended his hopes.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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Highlights From The Palm Beach International Boat Show The Palm Beach International Boat Show (which runs from March 19 to 23) is one of the marquee events on the superyacht circuit—with more than $2 billion worth of yachts over 82 feet for sale and plenty of boats that can be chartered.—
Passport by ForbesLife,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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And for Rihanna, this means tying her hair up with a scarf on a yacht in Barbados.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
20 Mar. 2025
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More: Narco-submarine crew arrested in plot to ferry thousands of kilos of coke on the high seas Narco-subs and fishermen spies Corrupting authorities responsible for finding drug traffickers is just one of the many ways smugglers aim to bring cocaine to the U.S. undetected by law enforcement.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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The flight was part of NASA's commercial crew program, which contracts with private companies to ferry astronauts and cargo to and from the International Space Station.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2025
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Equipment used on the pond, including paddleboards, a rowboat, a canoe, life jackets and more, is included with the sale of the property.—
Karen A. Avitabile,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
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No archeological evidence of boats has been found in the area, but there is other evidence of sea-faring Sicilians, as well as 7,000-year-old dugout canoes found in Italy’s Lake Bracciano.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
14 Mar. 2025
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Three people were aboard one kayak when an incident occurred and caused all three people to fall into the water, according to a statement from Texas Parks and Wildlife.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Mar. 2025
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Paddlers can wind their way via canoe or kayak through Cane Bayou, surrounded by cypress trees, turtles, waterfowl, and other creatures.—
Casey Barber,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2025
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At least 15 green iguanas appeared on the beaches of Anguilla in the Caribbean in 1995 on rafts of uprooted trees.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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Real estate investment still fell by nearly 10% in the first two months of the year, according to a raft of official economic figures released Monday.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boat. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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