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# boat

noun (boat, boats); verb (boat — to go in a boat)

«boat» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A boat is a thing that floats and carries people or goods on water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boat/#m1)
2. A boat is usually smaller than a ship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boat/#m2)
3. A gravy boat is a jug shaped like a boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boat/#m3)

### In the lessons

things counted, or a vehicle carrying people with a limit per boat; speed and distance; in science, why boats float; phrases «by boat», «row a boat», «sailboat», «in the same boat» (in the same trouble), «miss the boat» (miss a chance)

### Examples

- Each boat holds 6 people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boat/#x1)
- There are 8 boats in the harbor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boat/#x2)
- The boat travels 20 miles an hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boat/#x3)
- How many boats do 40 people need? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boat/#x4)
- We went fishing in a rowing boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boat/#x5)
- Wear a life jacket in a boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boat/#x6)
- The boat sailed across the lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boat/#x7)
- We're all in the same boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boat/#x8)
- She made a paper boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boat/#x9)
- Boats float because they push water aside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boat/#x10)
- We have neither ship nor boat." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boat/#x11)

### Note

People ÷ seats per boat gives boats, rounded up. Trap: if there is a remainder, one more boat is needed; 40 people with 6 per boat need 7 boats. Safety: always wear a life jacket in a boat.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «boat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boat/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«boat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/boat.html) on Mova free.