Noun He tied the boat to the dock. Cruise ships and other boats filled the harbor. traveling by boat across the ocean Verb We boated over to the island. boated to the picnic site on an island in the bay
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The boat involved in the crash was a 28-foot Robalo center console, according to the Miami Herald. N'dea Yancey-bragg, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022 If whitewater floats your boat, opt for the Middle Fork. Katie Jackson, Outside Online, 6 Sep. 2022 The boat is the largest of Maine’s fleet of windjammers, which sail along the coast each summer.BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022 The boat was due to explore Norway this summer, cruising through its northwestern fjords, though that was cancelled at the last minute. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2022 The boat was also quicker, helping the family take Jameson back to shore. Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2022 The boat was unoccupied, but there was music and personal items on it. Ed White, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2022 The burritos are great, but so is the nacho boat, with tortilla chips, choice of protein, beans, guacamole, salsa and sauce.San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2022 The boat was able to return to land after the encounter. Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 25 July 2022
Verb
Their plan is to boat across the Yukon River and camp out until it’s safe to return. Olivia Ebertz, Anchorage Daily News, 13 June 2022 Step it up with these high-waisted jeans that boat a D-ring belt for a more elevated take on classic wide-leg denim. Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2022 The men had left Pilot Station 12 days ago to boat down to the coast to hunt seal and beluga whale. Anna Rose Macarthur, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Nov. 2021 Visitors to the region can hire local indigenous guides to boat them around the lake and through the river networks, pointing out wildlife and explaining the historical importance of the site. Lucy Sherriff, CNN, 13 Aug. 2021 But don’t wait for the chance to boat a daily bag limit of five of the feisty trout. D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2021 The easiest and most important things for people to remember is to boat sober and wear their life jacket, said Lt. Darren Kuhn, DNR boating law administrator. Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 July 2021 Texas guide Dawson Hefner specializes in alligator gar fishing and had volunteered to ferry the two anglers onto the Trinity River in a final attempt to boat the elusive fish.Star Tribune, 3 July 2021 The scam impersonates Alabama Power, warning people who intend to boat or swim in Lewis Smith Lake to stay out of the water due to a significant increase in the amount of flesh-eating bacteria found in the lake.al, 29 June 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English boot, from Old English bāt; akin to Old Norse beit boat
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a