large boat (noun)

  • 21york boat — noun Usage: usually capitalized Y Etymology: York Factory, trading post in northeast Manitoba, Canada : a large rowboat used for hauling freight on inland waterways in the Canadian Northwest * * * (sometimes l.c.) Canadian. a large rowboat or… …

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  • 22swan boat — noun Date: 1953 a small paddleboat usually for children or sightseers that is a large model of a swan …

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  • 23flying boat — noun a large seaplane that lands with its fuselage in the water …

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  • 24j boat — noun Usage: usually capitalized J 1. : a large yacht of the 76 foot rating class 2. : a small sailboat raced by children …

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  • 25mud boat — noun 1. : a large flatboat used in dredging to carry off the mud and silt to deep water or elsewhere 2. : a low sled with broad runners on which logs are hauled in swamps …

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  • 26pad·dle·boat — /ˈpædl̩ˌboʊt/ noun, pl boats [count] 1 US : a small boat with paddle wheels that you turn by moving pedals with your feet like someone riding a bicycle called also pedal boat (Brit) pedalo 2 : a large, old fashioned boat that moves along the… …

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  • 27air|boat — «AIR BOHT», noun. a small flat bottomed boat driven by an airplane propeller mounted on the boat and revolving in the air, used for travel in large swamps and flooded areas: »Skim through the Everglades in an airboat (New Yorker) …

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  • 28tug|boat — «TUHG BOHT», noun. a small, powerful boat used to pull or push a barge or barges, to tow large ships into berths, and do other jobs of towing or hauling; towboat …

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  • 29ice boat — /ˈaɪs boʊt/ (say uys boht) noun 1. a fishing boat with an insulated hull with a capacity to chill and store large amounts of fish. 2. → iceboat …

  • 30keel|boat — «KEEL BOHT», noun. U.S. a large, shallow barge, with a keel and covered deck, formerly used on the Missouri and other western rivers. ╂[American English, probably < Dutch kielboot] …

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