BOAT

[noun] [C] - a small vehicle for travelling on water, or (informal) a shipa rowing/sailing boata fishing boatWe took turns in rowing the boat up the river.The little boats sailed slowly out of the harbour.(informal) Are you travelling by boat or by air?(informal) I'm taking the boat from Dover to Calais.A boat hook is a long pole with an iron hook on the end, used by a person on land to pull a boat towards them or away from other boats.Boat people are people who have left their country by boat, usually in the hope of finding safety in another place.A boat train is a train that travels to or from a port at times that connect with a particular ship's leaving or arriving.