boat
noun
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
boats
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pluralof boat.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof boat (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
boatnouna vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
Example Sentences
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Labour councillor Josephine Mudzingwa, who represents the badly affected North Shields ward, says volunteers need "money, boats and people on the ground".
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Italy provides financial and technical support to the Libyan Coast Guard, which in turn intercepts boats and returns migrants to mainland Libya.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
"The group used these boats to organise transfers in international waters near the Spanish coastline," Europol said.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
A new frigate programme for international naval customers or sales of minehunters and unmanned drone boats to the German military are potential options, he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
“You didn’t have to register private boats the last time I was here.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
