boat
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A small open vehicle that carries people or goods over water, moved by oars, sails or an engine.
We rowed the boat slowly across the calm lake at sunset.
He tied the boat to a wooden post and climbed out.
Only eight people can fit into this boat, no more.
Her grandfather built that little wooden boat entirely by hand.
Common collocations: row a boat · get into a boat · travel by boat · fishing boat · boat trip
Part of: Means of transport, Holidays