boater
(boʊtəʳ )
Word forms: boaters
countable noun
A boater or a straw boater is a hard straw hat with a flat top and brim which is often worn for certain social occasions in the summer.
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recreational boaters straw boater
These are not recreational boaters.
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Before 1900, there were very few recreational boaters and most assistance cases came from ships engaged in commerce.
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In addition, many recreational boaters use the passage.
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Recreational boaters regularly abandon unwanted and damaged recreational craft near the creek's mouth.
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Recreational boaters, however, are cautioned to stay at least 300 ft away from the production area of the base.
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Cheering them on is a dashing young games master in a straw boater.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
`No, they weren't a bad lot ," said the straw boater, with massive disregard for consistency of argument.
The Killing Times (Treason in arms) (1986)
On the ground at her feet a straw boater with a lettered band around the crown.
C B GREENFIELD - A LITTLE MADNESS (2002)
` Certainly I do," said the first straw boater with dignity, `I did a bit of business in Hamburg in the eighties.
The Killing Times (Treason in arms) (1986)
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