Topic: WATER
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | bat |
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boat S1 W2
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[countable]1TTW a vehicle that travels across water : If we had a boat, we could row across to the island. a fishing boat The tour includes boat trips up the river. ➔ lifeboat, motorboat, powerboat, rowing boat, speedboat, steamboat
If we had a boat, we could row across to the island.a fishing boatThe tour includes boat trips up the river.2 informalTTW a ship, especially one that carries passengers : We're taking the night boat to St. Malo.
We're taking the night boat to St. Malo.3 to be in the same unpleasant situation as someone else : Everyone has lost their job. We're all in the same boat.
be in the same boat (as somebody)
Everyone has lost their job. We're all in the same boat. ➔ gravy boat, sauce boatWORD FOCUS: ship
a ship that carries people: passenger ship, cruise ship, liner, ferry, ro-ro
a ship that carries goods: cargo ship, merchant ship, freighter, oil tanker, super tanker, barge
a small ship: boat, motorboat, powerboat
a ship with sails: yacht, dinghy, sailing ship, sailing boat British English/sailboat American English, catamaran
a fighting ship: warship, aircraft carrier, battleship, cruiser, frigate, destroyer, minesweeper, gunboat, man-of-war old-fashioned
a ship that people live on: houseboat, narrow boat British English
a ship that goes under water: submarine
people on a ship: sailor, captain, passenger, seaman, the crew
parts of a ship: deck, cabin, porthole, engine room, mast, rudder, hullship
➔ See also ship
; ➔ burn your bridges/boats
at burn1 (18); ➔ miss the boat
at miss1 (14); ➔ push the boat out
at push1 (15); ➔ rock the boat
at rock2 (3)WORD FOCUS: shipWORD FOCUS: ship a ship that carries people: passenger ship, cruise ship, liner, ferry, ro-ro
a ship that carries goods: cargo ship, merchant ship, freighter, oil tanker, super tanker, barge
a small ship: boat, motorboat, powerboat
a ship with sails: yacht, dinghy, sailing ship, sailing boat British English/sailboat American English, catamaran
a fighting ship: warship, aircraft carrier, battleship, cruiser, frigate, destroyer, minesweeper, gunboat, man-of-war old-fashioned
a ship that people live on: houseboat, narrow boat British English
a ship that goes under water: submarine
people on a ship: sailor, captain, passenger, seaman, the crew
parts of a ship: deck, cabin, porthole, engine room, mast, rudder, hullship
➔ See also ship
