Used in a Sentence

boat

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for boat.

Editorial note

Go to a pool with a boat, dive under the boat, and practice getting out.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A conveyance, utensil, or dish somewhat resembling a boat in shape.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of boat gathered in one view.

noun

A conveyance, utensil, or dish somewhat resembling a boat in shape.

noun

Alternative form of BOAT.

noun

(poker slang) A full house.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for boat.

noun

A conveyance, utensil, or dish somewhat resembling a boat in shape.

noun

(informal) A large and heavy car; the term connotes wasteful size.

Example sentences

1

Go to a pool with a boat, dive under the boat, and practice getting out.

2

Most people and companies have to justify their extensive time and boat loads of money spent.

3

But owing to variety of factors(which I suppose includes big opposition from Family) he missed the boat big time.

4

The fishing boat had no way of selling its catch or taking on more supplies without first losing the Sea Shepherds tailing them.

5

This does assume that the custom made clothes are being slow shipped from China on a cargo boat instead of being shipped via air.

6

When I arrived in London (as a foreigner fresh off the boat) I had about 4 weeks worth of money.

7

Was pretty much in your exact same boat 2 years ago.

8

The above sentence does not apply to all them of course, but still one should ask himself why do they get here by boat now.

9

This is a boat where you're given some wooden spoons.

10

The Shrimp Boat has a weird, mystical allure.

11

While true, it does nothing to address the fact that in some cases the use of a boat makes no sense, such as transporting to a land-locked location.

12

I'm going to be a bit blunt here, as I think you've been avoiding seeing some things because you don't want to rock the boat.

Quote examples

1

They panic about "missing the boat" and other such.

2

I'm also reminded of British architecture critic Reyner Banham's essay "The Great Gizmo" about examples of American technology that are meant for retrofitting and composition more than entirely new things.[2] The outboard motor, for example, as opposed to designing a new boat.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use boat in a sentence?

Go to a pool with a boat, dive under the boat, and practice getting out.

What does boat mean?

A conveyance, utensil, or dish somewhat resembling a boat in shape.

What part of speech is boat?

boat is commonly used as noun.