Boat
Boat noun - A large craft for travel by water.
Usage example: you'll have to take a passenger boat to get to the island
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Synonyms for Boat
Ship is a synonym for boat in vessel topic. In some cases you can use "Ship" instead the word "Boat" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like transport, sea, craft, space vehicle. popular alternative
Ship
Ship noun - A large craft for travel by water.
Usage example: a cruise ship plying the warm waters of the Caribbean
Boat is a synonym for ship in vessel topic. You can use "Boat" instead the word "Ship" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as transport, sea, craft, space vehicle. popular alternative
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Both words in one sentence
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Running Gag: Stephen Maturin's signature ability to fall out of any boat or ship.
Source: Literature / Aubrey-Maturin -
Doom Magnet: Whatever you do, never board the same ship/boat/ferry as Lone Wolf.
Source: Literature / Lone Wolf - The Cruel Sea: A British ship in World War II finds men in the water after their ship has been sunk by a U-boat.
Source: Trial by Friendly Fire
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