boating
the use of boats, especially for pleasure: He enjoyed boating and swimming.
of or relating to boats: boating clothes.
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How to use boating in a sentence
Hikes, beach walks, picnics, boating, and scenic drives are some of my favorites.
The coastline there sees some of the world’s biggest tidal ranges, and that was a problem for Brugidou, a boating enthusiast.
This fast French military boat can crawl from water to land without wheels | Christina Mackenzie | February 3, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThese walkie talkies are perfect for outdoor adventures like boating, camping, hiking, fishing, skiing, and more.
Receive and transmit clear messages with these reliable walkie-talkies | PopSci Commerce Team | January 19, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe app could be useful to those who live around the water, whether they’re swimming, fishing, boating or anything else.
This Week in Apps: Apple bans party app, China loses 39K iOS games, TikTok births a ‘Ratatousical’ | Sarah Perez | January 2, 2021 | TechCrunchThat means along with breathtaking scenery, you can find great beach parties and boating options.
You even went boating once in college with friends from ROTC.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq | Nathan Bradley Bethea | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere were no nightclubs, thanks to the Baptists, and there was scant affluence to create boating and nights at fancy restaurants.
The Great Paul Hemphill Celebrates the Long Gone Birmingham Barons | Paul Hemphill | March 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 2010, Hoffman made his feature film directorial debut with Jack Goes boating.
On the first day of the vacation, she is killed in a boating accident as her children watch on in horror.
Speed Read: 13 Juiciest Bits From Morrissey’s ‘Autobiography’ | Nico Hines | October 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut to call End of Watch a “buddy cop” movie is like referring to Titanic as a film about a boating accident.
Jake Gyllenhaal & Michael Peña on Their ‘End of Watch’ Bromance | Chris Lee | September 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe girls were dressed in such boating costumes as gave them the very freest movement, and they both used the paddle skillfully.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseOnce upon a time she had fascinated Worse when he was a mate, during a certain boating excursion by moonlight.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandIt is said that the ground our trenches now occupy will soon be turned into a lake, and we shall have to go boating there.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton LaurieThere are two boating clubs in existence which provide regattas for the encouragement of sailing.
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.Mildred and I are walking on the towing-path arm in arm, and I dont approve of boating for her because I dont like it myself.
The Romance of His Life | Mary Cholmondeley
British Dictionary definitions for boating
/ (ˈbəʊtɪŋ) /
the practice of rowing, sailing, or cruising in boats as a form of recreation
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