noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ little , small
▪ open
▪
He was adrift in an open ~ for three days.
▪ flat-bottomed , glass-bottomed
▪ inflatable , rubber
▪ wooden
▪ motor , power , speed , steam (usually motorboat , powerboat , etc.)
▪ sail (usually sailboat ) ( AmE ), sailing ( BrE )
▪ paddle , row (usually rowboat ) ( AmE ), rowing ( BrE )
▪ canal , river
▪
We hired a canal ~ in France.
▪
a Mississippi river ~
▪ pleasure , recreational , tour
▪ banana , cargo , charter , ferry , passenger , patrol , pilot ( esp. BrE ), pontoon ( AmE ), rescue , torpedo
▪ flying
▪ fishing , shrimp ( AmE )
▪ model , toy
▪ stricken ( esp. BrE )
▪
The lifeboat was preparing to go to the aid of the stricken ~.
▪ capsized , upturned ( BrE )
… OF BOATS
▪ fleet , flotilla
▪
a flotilla of small ~s
VERB + BOAT
▪ take out
▪
You couldn't take a ~ out in that wild sea.
▪ take sb out in
▪
My brother took us all out in his new ~.
▪ get into , get on , get onto
▪ get off , get out of
▪ launch , lower
▪
A new type of patrol ~ was launched yesterday.
▪ push out
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I pushed the ~ out into the middle of the river.
▪ propel , row , sail
▪
The ~ is propelled by a powerful outboard motor.
▪
Where did you learn to sail a ~?
▪ guide , steer , turn , turn around
▪ captain , pilot , skipper ( esp. BrE )
▪ crew ( esp. BrE )
▪
Normally the ~ is crewed by five people.
▪ beach
▪
He beached the ~ and the children leaped out to explore.
▪ dock ( esp. AmE ), moor , tie up
▪ untie
▪ anchor , berth ( esp. BrE )
▪
Boats were anchored two and three abreast.
▪ board
▪ load , unload
▪ charter , rent
▪ rock
▪
Sit down, you're rocking the ~.
▪
She was told to keep her mouth shut and not rock the ~ (= not take unnecessary action that would cause problems) . ( figurative )
▪ capsize , overturn
▪ build , design
▪ catch , take
▪
They crossed the island to catch a ~ for islands south of Skye.
▪ miss ( often figurative )
▪
If you don't buy now, you may find that you've missed the ~ (= cannot take advantage of this offer because it is too late) .
BOAT + VERB
▪ go , head , sail
▪
The ~ headed upriver.
▪
The ~ sailed out to sea.
▪ arrive , come in , dock
▪ return
▪ bob
▪
~s bobbing up and down in the estuary
▪ drift , float , pass
▪ lurch ( esp. AmE ), pitch , rock , roll
▪
The ~ pitched violently from side to side.
▪ fill
▪
The ~ slowly filled with icy water.
▪ capsize , sink
▪ operate , ply
▪
Ferry ~s ply regularly between all the resorts on the lake.
▪ carry sth , ferry sth , hold sth , take sth
BOAT + NOUN
▪ cruise , excursion , ride , trip
▪ race
▪ club ( esp. BrE )
▪ house (usually boathouse )
▪ train (= the train scheduled to connect with a particular sailing) ( BrE )
▪
the 7.30 p.m. ~ train to Harwich
▪ crew , operator , owner
▪ people (= refugees who arrive by boat)
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~
▪
The cave can only be reached by ~.
▪ in a/the ~
▪
I took them in my ~.
▪ on a/the ~
▪
They ate on the ~.
▪ ~ from , ~ to
▪
a ~ from Jamaica to Trinidad