| boat | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. boat | a small vessel for travel on water. |
| ~ ark | a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood. |
| ~ barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter | a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals). |
| ~ boat whistle | a whistle on a boat that is sounded as a warning. |
| ~ bumboat | a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor. |
| ~ canal boat, narrow boat, narrowboat | a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals. |
| ~ ferry, ferryboat | a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule. |
| ~ fireboat | a boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfront. |
| ~ gondola | long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice. |
| ~ guard boat | a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships. |
| ~ gunboat | a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols. |
| ~ junk | any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails. |
| ~ longboat | the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel. |
| ~ lugger | small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails. |
| ~ mackinaw boat, mackinaw | a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes. |
| ~ mail boat, mailboat, packet boat, packet | a boat for carrying mail. |
| ~ mooring line, mooring | (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place. |
| ~ motorboat, powerboat | a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine. |
| ~ painter | a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing). |
| ~ pilot boat | a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships. |
| ~ police boat | a boat used by harbor police. |
| ~ pontoon | (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge. |
| ~ punt | an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole. |
| ~ river boat | a boat used on rivers or to ply a river. |
| ~ scow | any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends. |
| ~ sea boat | a boat that is seaworthy; that is adapted to the open seas. |
| ~ small boat | a boat that is small. |
| ~ steamboat | a boat propelled by a steam engine. |
| ~ surfboat | a boat that can be launched or landed in heavy surf. |
| ~ pinnace, ship's boat, cutter, tender | a boat for communication between ship and shore. |
| ~ towboat, tugboat, tug, tower | a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships. |
| ~ vessel, watercraft | a craft designed for water transportation. |
| ~ passenger, rider | a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it. |
| ~ sculler | someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward). |
| ~ wear round, tack | turn into the wind.; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked" |
| ~ scull | propel with sculls.; "scull the boat" |
| ~ registered | (of a boat or vessel) furnished with necessary official documents specifying ownership etc. |
| ~ unregistered | (a boat or vessel) not furnished with official documents. |
| ~ crank, cranky, tippy, tender | (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. boat, gravy boat, gravy holder, sauceboat | a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce. |
| ~ argyle, argyll | a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm. |
| ~ dish | a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food.; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present" |
| v. (motion) | 3. boat | ride in a boat on water. |
| ~ navigation, pilotage, piloting | the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place. |
| ~ motorboat | ride in a motorboat. |
| ~ yacht | travel in a yacht. |
| ~ sail | travel on water propelled by wind.; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on" |
| ~ row | propel with oars.; "row the boat across the lake" |
| ~ canoe | travel by canoe.; "canoe along the canal" |
| ~ kayak | travel in a small canoe.; "we kayaked down the river" |
| ~ paddle | propel with a paddle.; "paddle your own canoe" |
| ~ ride | be carried or travel on or in a vehicle.; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" |
| ferry | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. ferry, ferryboat | a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule. |
| ~ boat | a small vessel for travel on water. |
| ~ car-ferry | a ferry that transports motor vehicles. |
| n. (act) | 2. ferry, ferrying | transport by boat or aircraft. |
| ~ shipping, transport, transportation | the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials. |
| v. (motion) | 3. ferry | transport from one place to another. |
| ~ navigation, pilotage, piloting | the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place. |
| ~ bring, convey, take | take something or somebody with oneself somewhere.; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" |
| v. (motion) | 4. ferry | transport by ferry. |
| ~ navigation, pilotage, piloting | the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place. |
| ~ transport | move something or somebody around; usually over long distances. |
| v. (motion) | 5. ferry | travel by ferry. |
| ~ navigation, pilotage, piloting | the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place. |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ferryboat | | |
| ship | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. ship | a vessel that carries passengers or freight. |
| ~ pitching, lurch, pitch | abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance).; "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" |
| ~ abandoned ship, derelict | a ship abandoned on the high seas. |
| ~ auxiliary boiler, donkey boiler | (nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port). |
| ~ auxiliary engine, donkey engine | (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass). |
| ~ bay | a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital.; "they put him in the sick bay" |
| ~ belaying pin | a wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a ship or in mountain climbing). |
| ~ bilge pump | a pump to remove bilgewater. |
| ~ bilge well | (nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away. |
| ~ blockade-runner | a ship that runs through or around a naval blockade. |
| ~ bitt, bollard | a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines).; "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards" |
| ~ h.m.s. bounty, bounty | a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat. |
| ~ brig | a penal institution (especially on board a ship). |
| ~ bulkhead | a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments. |
| ~ bulwark | a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural). |
| ~ cargo area, cargo deck, cargo hold, storage area, hold | the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo. |
| ~ cargo ship, cargo vessel | a ship designed to carry cargo. |
| ~ crow's nest | platform for a lookout at or near the top of a mast. |
| ~ davit | a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat). |
| ~ deck | any of various platforms built into a vessel. |
| ~ engine room, engineering | a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located. |
| ~ fin | a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish. |
| ~ flagship | the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag. |
| ~ fo'c'sle, forecastle | living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed. |
| ~ funnel | (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship). |
| ~ funnel | (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship). |
| ~ caboose, cookhouse, ship's galley, galley | the area for food preparation on a ship. |
| ~ gas-turbine ship | a ship powered by a gas turbine. |
| ~ gyrostabiliser, gyrostabilizer | a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane. |
| ~ helm | steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered. |
| ~ hospital ship | a ship built to serve as a hospital; used for wounded in wartime. |
| ~ hulk | a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned. |
| ~ iceboat, icebreaker | a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation. |
| ~ lightship | a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable. |
| ~ log | measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water. |
| ~ lubber's hole | hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds. |
| ~ magnetic mine | (nautical) a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that responds to magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship). |
| ~ mayflower | the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620. |
| ~ minelayer | ship equipped for laying marine mines. |
| ~ minesweeper | ship equipped to detect and then destroy or neutralize or remove marine mines. |
| ~ nuclear-powered ship | ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor. |
| ~ passenger ship | a ship built to carry passengers. |
| ~ pirate ship, pirate | a ship that is manned by pirates. |
| ~ planking | (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship). |
| ~ embrasure, porthole, port | an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through. |
| ~ porthole | a window in a ship or airplane. |
| ~ ratlin, ratline | (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft. |
| ~ ridge rope | either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the bowsprit of a ship. |
| ~ riding bitt | one of the large bitts used to secure the cable of a dropped anchor. |
| ~ school ship, training ship | a ship used to train students as sailors. |
| ~ screw propeller, screw | a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air. |
| ~ sea anchor, drogue | restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind. |
| ~ mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud, tack, sheet | (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind. |
| ~ shipwreck | a wrecked ship (or a part of one). |
| ~ sick berth, sickbay | (nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship). |
| ~ sister ship | a ship that is one of two or more similar ships built at the same time. |
| ~ skeletal frame, underframe, skeleton, frame | the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape.; "the building has a steel skeleton" |
| ~ slave ship | a ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places of bondage. |
| ~ small ship | a ship that is small. |
| ~ spar | a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging. |
| ~ steamship, steamer | a ship powered by one or more steam engines. |
| ~ after part, stern, poop, tail, quarter | the rear part of a ship. |
| ~ superstructure | structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck. |
| ~ supply ship, tender | ship that usually provides supplies to other ships. |
| ~ three-decker | any ship having three decks. |
| ~ top | platform surrounding the head of a lower mast. |
| ~ topside | (usually plural) weather deck; the part of a ship's hull that is above the waterline. |
| ~ transport ship | a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment. |
| ~ treasure ship | a 16th-century ship loaded with treasure. |
| ~ troopship | ship for transporting troops. |
| ~ vessel, watercraft | a craft designed for water transportation. |
| ~ combat ship, war vessel, warship | a government ship that is available for waging war. |
| ~ whaling ship, whaler | a ship engaged in whale fishing. |
| ~ winch, windlass | lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds. |
| ~ wreck | a ship that has been destroyed at sea. |
| ~ beam | (nautical) breadth amidships. |
| ~ log | a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane). |
| ~ destabilization | an event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft). |
| ~ foundering, going under | (of a ship) sinking. |
| ~ fleet | a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership. |
| ~ harborage, harbourage | (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship). |
| ~ messmate | (nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship). |
| ~ drift | the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane). |
| ~ leeway | (of a ship or plane) sideways drift. |
| ~ trim | adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used. |
| ~ carvel-built | (of ships) built with flush (rather than overlapping) hull planks. |
| ~ clincher-built, clinker-built, lap-strake, lap-straked, lap-streak, lap-streaked | having overlapping hull planks. |
| ~ hogged, broken-backed | (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end. |
| ~ astern | (of a ship or an airplane) behind.; "we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide" |
| v. (motion) | 2. send, ship, transport | transport commercially. |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ barge | transport by barge on a body of water. |
| ~ railroad | transport by railroad. |
| ~ despatch, dispatch, send off | send away towards a designated goal. |
| ~ forward, send on | send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit.; "forward my mail" |
| v. (social) | 3. ship | hire for work on a ship. |
| ~ hire, employ, engage | engage or hire for work.; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?" |
| v. (motion) | 4. embark, ship | go on board. |
| ~ board, get on | get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.). |
| ~ emplane, enplane | board a plane. |
| v. (motion) | 5. ship | travel by ship. |
| ~ journey, travel | travel upon or across.; "travel the oceans" |
| v. (contact) | 6. ship | place on board a ship.; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| ~ reship | place on a ship again or transfer to another ship.; "reship the cargo" |
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