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boating

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boat  (bt)
n.
1.
a. A relatively small, usually open craft of a size that might be carried aboard a ship.
b. An inland vessel of any size.
c. A ship or submarine.
2. A dish shaped like a boat: a sauce boat.
v. boat·ed, boat·ing, boats
v.intr.
1. To travel by boat.
2. To ride a boat for pleasure.
v.tr.
1. To transport by boat.
2. To place in a boat.
Idiom:
in the same boat
In the same situation as another or others.

[Middle English bot, from Old English bt; see bheid- in Indo-European roots.]

boating [ˈbəʊtɪŋ]
n
the practice of rowing, sailing, or cruising in boats as a form of recreation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.boatingboating - water travel for pleasure            
water travel, seafaring - travel by water
bareboating - boating by chartering a bareboat and providing your own crew and provisions; "we saved money by bareboating"
Translations
boating [ˈbəʊtɪŋ]
A. N to go boatingir a dar un paseo en barca
B. CPD boating holiday Nvacaciones fpl en barca
boating trip Npaseo m en barca
boating [ˈbəʊtɪŋ]
ncanotage m
to go boating → faire du canotage
modif [holiday] → en bateau
a boating accident → un accident de bateau
boating lake n (in park)plan m d'eau de loisirs
boat people nplboat people mpl
boat race n
(gen)régate f
the Boat Race → la course Oxford-Cambridge (se disputant sur la Tamise et opposant le huit de l'université d'Oxford à celui de l'université de Cambridge.)
boat ride npromenade f en bateau
boat shoes nplchaussures fpl de voile
boating
nBootfahren nt; to go boatingBootsfahrten/eine Bootsfahrt machen; boating holiday/tripBootsferien pl/-fahrt f
boating [ˈbəʊtɪŋ] nnautica da diporto
boating [ˈbəʊtɪŋ] nnautica da diporto


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