boat
noun /bəʊt/
/bəʊt/
Idioms 
enlarge imagea vehicle (smaller than a ship) that travels on water, moved by oars, sails or a motor- 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 ExamplesTopics Sports: water sportsa1- 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- small
- open
- …
- fleet
- flotilla
- take out
- take somebody out in
- get into
- …
- go
- head
- sail
- …
- cruise
- excursion
- ride
- …
- by boat
- in a/the boat
- on a/the boat
- …
- any ship
- ‘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 ExamplesTopics Transport by watera1- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- small
- open
- …
- fleet
- flotilla
- take out
- take somebody out in
- get into
- …
- go
- head
- sail
- …
- cruise
- excursion
- ride
- …
- by boat
- in a/the boat
- on a/the boat
- …
Word OriginOld English bāt, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
be in the same boat
- to be in the same difficult situation
burn your boats (British English)
(also burn your bridges British and North American English)
- 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.
float somebody’s boat
- (informal) to be what somebody likes
- You can listen to whatever kind of music floats your boat.
miss the boat
- (informal) 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.
push the boat out
- (British English, informal) to spend a lot of money on enjoying yourself or celebrating something synonym splash out (on something)
rock the boat
- (informal) to do something that upsets a situation and causes problems
- She was told to keep her mouth shut and not rock the boat.