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Definition of boat

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Boat (n.) 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..

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Saloon :: Saloon (n.) A spacious and elegant apartment for the reception of company or for works of art; a hall of reception, esp. a hall for public entertainments or amusements; a large room or parlor; as, the saloon of a steamboat..

Ferryboat :: Ferryboat (n.) A vessel for conveying passengers, merchandise, etc., across streams and other narrow waters..

Calk :: Calk (v. t.) To drive tarred oakum into the seams between the planks of (a ship, boat, etc.), to prevent leaking. The calking is completed by smearing the seams with melted pitch..

Bumbarge :: Bumbarge (n.) See Bumboat.

Boatbill :: Boatbill (n.) A perching bird of India, of the genus Eurylaimus..

Passager :: Passager (n.) A passenger; a bird or boat of passage.

Skipjack :: Skipjack (n.) A shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped cross section.

Dinghy :: Dinghy (n.) A ship's smallest boat.

Steamer :: Steamer (n.) A vessel propelled by steam; a steamship or steamboat.

Rub :: Rub (v. t.) To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground..

Lode-ship :: Lode-ship (n.) An old name for a pilot boat.

Scratch :: Scratch (a.) Made, done, or happening by chance; arranged with little or no preparation; determined by circumstances; haphazard; as, a scratch team; a scratch crew for a boat race; a scratch shot in billiards..

Captain :: Captain (n.) A person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team..

Skippet :: Skippet (n.) A small boat; a skiff.

Bail :: Bail (n.) A bucket or scoop used in bailing water out of a boat.

Boat-tail :: Boat-tail (n.) A large grackle or blackbird (Quiscalus major), found in the Southern United States..

Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale.

Ferry :: Ferry (v. t.) To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat..

Flyboat :: Flyboat (n.) A kind of passenger boat formerly used on canals.

Trackage :: Trackage (n.) The act of tracking, or towing, as a boat; towage..