Boat Bəʊt Patrol Situation Noun Rowing/Sailing Fishing Trip

• a rowing/sailing boat
• a fishing boat
• you can take a boat trip along the coast.
• the country intends to build a special fleet of patrol boats.

boat

1. a vehicle (smaller than a ship) that travels on water, moved by oars, sails or a motor
• SEE ALSO canal boat
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/canal-boat
• a rowing/sailing boat
• a fishing boat
• You can take a boat trip along the coast.
• The country intends to build a special fleet of patrol boats.
• a rescue/pleasure/passenger boat
• A boat carrying more than 60 people capsized and sank.

Extra Examples

• A new type of patrol boat was launched from the Essex coast yesterday.
• Boats were anchored two and three abreast.
• Ferry boats ply regularly between all the resorts on the lake.
• He beached the boat and the children leaped out to explore.
• He was adrift in an open boat for three days.
• I pushed the boat out into the middle of the river.
• I took them in my boat.
• My brother took us all out in his new boat.
• Normally the boat is crewed by five people.
• Sit down, you're rocking the boat.
• The boat chugged out to sea.
• The boat headed upriver.
• The boat is propelled by a powerful outboard motor.
• The boat pitched violently from side to side.
• The boat slowly filled with icy water.
• The boat was swamped by a huge wave.
• The cave can only be reached by boat.
• The harbour was crowded, with boats berthed two and three abreast.
• The lifeboat was preparing to go to the aid of the stricken boat.
• They ate on the boat.
• Where did you learn to handle a boat?
• You couldn't take a boat out in that wild sea.
• a Mississippi river boat
• a flotilla of small boats
• boats bobbing up and down in the estuary
2. any ship
• SEE ALSO gravy boat
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/gravy-boat
• ‘How are you going to France?’ ‘We're going by boat (= by ferry).’
• The island is just a short boat ride from the mainland.

Extra Examples

• Beth had gone down to Bombay to meet the boat on which her sister was arriving.
• a boat from Jamaica to Trinidad
• They crossed the island to catch a boat for islands south of Skye.
3. to be in the same difficult situation
4. to do something that makes it impossible to return to the previous situation later
• Think carefully before you resign–you don't want to burn your boats.
5. to be what somebody likes
• You can listen to whatever kind of music floats your boat.
6. to be unable to take advantage of something because you are too late
• If you don't buy now, you may find that you've missed the boat.
7. to spend a lot of money on enjoying yourself or celebrating something
• SYNONYM splash out (on something)
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/splash-out
8. to do something that upsets a situation and causes problems
• She was told to keep her mouth shut and not rock the boat.

Word Origin

• Old English bāt, of Germanic origin.