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boat

/bəʊt/ /boʊt/

Meanings
noun
A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.

Examples :

"The family rented a small boat for a relaxing afternoon on the lake. "
nautical vehicle sailing ocean military essential

Related Words

Illustration restaurant

restaurant noun

/ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹ(ə)nt/ /ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹənt/

An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

"After school, my family went to a restaurant for dinner. "

Illustration afternoon

afternoon noun

/af.təɾˈnʉːn/ /ˌɑːf.tə.ˈnuːn/ /ˌæf.tɚ.ˈnun/

The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

"We usually have family dinner in the afternoon. "

Illustration cyclohexane

cyclohexane noun

/ˌsaɪkloʊˈhɛkseɪn/

An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid.

"In the chemistry lab, the student carefully poured a small amount of cyclohexane into the beaker for the experiment. "

Illustration recreational

recreational adjective

/ˌrekriˈeɪʃənəl/ /ˌrekriˈeɪʃnəl/

For, or relating to, recreation.

"The park offers many recreational activities, such as walking paths and a playground. "

Illustration resembling

resembling verb

/ɹɪˈzɛmblɪŋ/

To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.

"The twins resemble each other."

Illustration conformation

conformation noun

/kɑn.foʊɹˈmeɪʃən/

The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

"The company required conformation to the new safety regulations from all employees to ensure a safer work environment. "

Illustration propelled

propelled verb

/prəˈpɛld/ /pɹəˈpɛld/

To provide an impetus for motion or physical action, to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive forward.

"The strong wind propelled the sailboat across the lake. "

Illustration chemistry

chemistry noun

/ˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/

The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their molecules.

"The chemistry class focused on how different elements combine to form new substances. "

Illustration conformations

conformations noun

/ˌkɑnfɔrˈmeɪʃənz/ /ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃənz/

The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

"The company valued employee conformations to the new dress code, ensuring everyone presented a unified and professional image. "

Illustration extension

extension noun

/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/

The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length or breadth; an increase

"The library offered an extension on the due date for the overdue books. "

Illustration generally

generally adverb

/d͡ʒɛn.əɹ.ə.li/

Popularly or widely.

"It is generally known that the Earth is round."

Illustration transportation

transportation noun

/tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/ /tɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/

The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.

"We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation."