boat — a small vessel for traveling over water, propelled by oars, sails, or an engine
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a small vessel for traveling over water, propelled by oars, sails, or an engine
Pronunciation (IPA): /boʊt/
Example Sentences
- The cat somehow ended up driving the boat while the captain was taking a nap.
- We missed the last boat to the mainland and had to spend the night on the island.
- His paper boat sailed majestically down the gutter until it met its doom at the storm drain.
boat
NOUN[/boʊt/]
a small vessel for traveling over water, propelled by oars, sails, or an engine
A small wooden boat glides across the calm morning lake.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old English 'bat', likely of Germanic origin. Related to Old Norse 'bátr' and other Germanic languages, with roots possibly connected to the concept of floating or hollow vessels.
Breakdown
boat (single morpheme, no further breakdown) - a basic English word from Old English, not composed of smaller meaningful parts
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The cat somehow ended up driving the boat while the captain was taking a nap.”
“We missed the last boat to the mainland and had to spend the night on the island.”
“His paper boat sailed majestically down the gutter until it met its doom at the storm drain.”
“The old fisherman repaired his boat every morning before heading out to sea.”
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