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boats

  • plural
    of boat.
    boat
    noun
    a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
  • present tense form
    of boat (3rd person singular).
    boat
    noun
    a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.

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The Sunday Express headlines on the deaths of people crossing the Channel on small boats, asking the government: "When will you stop this tragedy?"

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The Manston centre in Kent became overwhelmed in November 2022 at the height of the small boats crisis, with around 4,000 people held there.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Mr. Fiennes roams the gardens that surround the home Maupassant had built in 1883 and cycles by a stretch of the Seine where the author sailed his boats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The implication is that the same tide that lifts our portfolios’ boats lifts those of the richest Americans as well.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

We didn’t know cars could go on boats.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo