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| Main Entry: | boat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vehicle for water travel |
| Synonyms: | ark, barge, bark, bottom, bucket, canoe, catamaran, craft, dinghy, hulk, launch, raft, sailboat, schooner, ship, skiff, tub, yacht, bateau, dory, gondola, ketch, lifeboat, pinnace, scow, sloop, steamboat |
| Notes: | a boat is a vessel that can be hauled aboard a ship, according to the Navy, with a ship being somewhat larger |
| Main Entry: | bowl |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hollow, concave container |
| Synonyms: | basin, boat, casserole, crock, dish, pot, urn, vessel, deep dish, porringer, saucer, tureen |
| Main Entry: | cruise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sail |
| Synonyms: | boat, coast, drift, fare, gad, gallivant, go, hie, jaunt, journey, meander, navigate, pass, proceed, repair, travel, voyage, wend, keep steady pace, push on, wander about |
| Main Entry: | paddle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | propel with arms or tool |
| Synonyms: | boat, cruise, drift, drive, navigate, oar, pull, row, slop, splash, stir, sweep, thrash, wade, cut water, run rapids, scull, sky an oar |
| Main Entry: | sail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | travel through water, air; glide |
| Synonyms: | boat, captain, cast off, cross, cruise, dart, drift, embark, flit, float, fly, leave, motor, move, navigate, pilot, reach, run, scud, set sail, shoot, skim, skipper, soar, steer, sweep, tack, voyage, weigh anchor, wing, cast anchor, get under way, make headway, put to sea, skirr |
| Main Entry: | raft |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flatboat |
| Synonyms: | barge, boat, float, pontoon, balsa, life raft, lifeboat, lighter |
| Main Entry: | vehicle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | machine used for transportation |
| Synonyms: | agent, automobile, bicycle, boat, buggy, bus, cab, car, carrier, conveyance, crate*, jalopy*, mechanism, motorcycle, transport, truck, van, wagon, chariot, jeep, taxi, vector, wheels |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vessel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ship |
| Synonyms: | barge, bark, boat, bottom, bucket*, can*, craft, ocean liner, tub*, bateau, liner, steamer, tanker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | craft |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | water or air vehicle |
| Synonyms: | aircraft, airplane, barge, blimp, boat, bottom, plane, ship, shipping, spacecraft, vessel, air ship, watercraft, zeppelin |
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