large boat (noun)

  • 11pleasure boat — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pleasure boat : singular pleasure boat plural pleasure boats a large boat used for taking people on short journeys on lakes or rivers …

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  • 12tilt-boat — tiltˈ boat noun A large rowing boat with a tilt • • • Main Entry: ↑tilt …

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  • 13flat|boat — «FLAT BOHT», noun, verb. –n. a large boat with a flat bottom and squared off at both ends, formerly much used for carrying goods on a river or canal: »Down the Ohio drifted the flatboats and rafts (Atlantic). –v.t. to transport in a flatboat:… …

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  • 14torpedo-boat destroyer — noun small destroyer that was the forerunner of modern destroyers; designed to destroy torpedo boats • Hypernyms: ↑destroyer, ↑guided missile destroyer * * * noun Etymology: torpedo boat : a large, swift, and powerful armed torpedo boat or …

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  • 15flying boat — noun a large seaplane that floats with its fuselage in the water rather than on pontoons • Hypernyms: ↑seaplane, ↑hydroplane * * * ˈflying boat 7 [flying boat flying boats] noun a large plane that can take off from and land on water …

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  • 16mackinaw boat — noun a) A cargo boat, with a large flat bottom and sharp ends, formerly used on the Great Lakes and the Missouri River (to a lesser extent, elsewhere). b) A shooner rigged boat once used on the Great Lakes …

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  • 17pilot boat — noun a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships • Hypernyms: ↑boat …

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  • 18dragon boat — noun a boat of a traditional Chinese design resembling a dragon, propelled with paddles by a large crew …

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  • 19swing-boat — noun (C) a large swing 2 (1) shaped like a boat that two people can sit in …

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  • 20swan boat — noun : a small pedal boat usually for children or sightseers pedaled by an operator who sits aft in a large model of a swan swan boats, like those of Boston, carry visitors through the canals Merrill Folsom …

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