Used in a Sentence

boating

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

Editorial note

It was pretty amazing to be swimming and boating in water as clear as the Caribbean in Michigan.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The activity of going out onto a body of water in a boat.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

The activity of going out onto a body of water in a boat.

noun

(historical) In Persia, a punishment of capital offenders, by laying them on the back in a covered boat, where they are left to perish.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for boating.

noun

The activity of going out onto a body of water in a boat.

noun

(historical) In Persia, a punishment of capital offenders, by laying them on the back in a covered boat, where they are left to perish.

Example sentences

1

It was pretty amazing to be swimming and boating in water as clear as the Caribbean in Michigan.

2

Why did it seem at all realistic to execute a plan involving long-term boating stuff, without that maritime experience?

3

If you have been boating and rock climbing with your apparently limited knowledge, you have been lucky.

4

Phone-based GPS can't completely replace specialty units, but it can drive them into niche markets like backcountry hiking and boating.

5

That's pretty much a decent boating outboard motor; what exactly is all that power needed for?

6

Not of children under 14 - around 700 children under 14[1] die from drowning in swimming pools, lakes, etc (non-boating accidents).

7

The surrounding country is prime for boating, backpacking, hiking, climbing, and especially mountain biking (check out Gravity Guild Garage).

8

The boating safety stuff is usually done by the Harbor Patrol/Sheriff's Department.

9

If boating, also know how to tie a line to a cleat.

10

Just a few examples: custom car stereos, solar panel accessories, camping/RV electronics, boating electronics, and DJ-stuff like laser projectors.

11

I've been boating/sailing my entire life, rock climbing for a few years too.

12

I found out the hard way that even if you've never suffered from motion sickness via regular vectors (car rides, boating), you're not immune.

Quote examples

1

They were in full boating rain gear and as we passed them I heard one say in a weepy voice "this is so horrible!".

2

"proceeds to live on a boat" As an older guy who was into sailing and boating as a youth, possibly the only positive effect of the hyperinflation in housing prices / "housing bubble" is spending $5000 to install a toilet has gone from an insane outrageous expense to "you got a pretty good deal compared to what home depot wanted to charge".

Proper noun examples

1

In Boston, for example, there's Community Boating, where you can get out on the water for a couple hundred dollars per season and learn with peer-to-peer instruction.

2

Boating and diving with my world of software.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use boating in a sentence?

It was pretty amazing to be swimming and boating in water as clear as the Caribbean in Michigan.

What does boating mean?

The activity of going out onto a body of water in a boat.

What part of speech is boating?

boating is commonly used as noun.