Boat
Boat noun - A small buoyant structure for travel on water.
Usage example: paddling the little boat across the lake is great exercise, but tiring
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Synonyms for Boat
Ferry is a synonym for boat in transport topic. In some cases you can use "Ferry" instead the word "Boat" as a noun or a verb. popular alternative
Ferry
Ferry verb - To travel on water in a vessel.
Usage example: we're planning to ferry to several islands in the Lesser Antilles
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Synonyms for Ferry
Boat is a synonym for ferry in transport topic. You can use "Boat" instead the word "Ferry" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as ship, ferry boat. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old boat | old ferry |
| full | full boat | full ferry |
| actual | actual boat | actual ferry |
| entire | entire boat | entire ferry |
| Other adjectives: sinking, next, last. | ||
Common collocations
| ships | boat ships | ferry ships |
Both words in one sentence
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Doom Magnet: Whatever you do, never board the same ship/boat/ferry as Lone Wolf.
Source: Literature / Lone Wolf - Instead, his trouble is caused by the superstitious Norse ferry captain, who believes that all Finns are wizards and refuses to let him on the boat.
Source: Literature / Northland Series -
Oh, and the ferry isn't coming back to get them until the end of the weekend, but there is a small boat that they ride away on.
Source: Ten Little Murder Victims
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