Boat
A boat, like a ship, is a buoyant
vessel designed for the purpose of transporting people and possibly goods across water. A boat is
usually smaller than a ship. Some boats are commonly carried by a ship or on land using trailers.
A boat consists of one or more buoyancy structures called hulls and some system of propulsion, such as, oars, paddles, a setting
pole, a sail or a motor.
Indonesian transport on Seram, Maluku
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Boat moored to pier on the river
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Boats
Unusual uses of the word "Boat"
- Often in rowing as a racing-type competitive sport, "boat" means the crew and
"shell" means the craft. So a university might refer to its first boat, meaning
the rowers who make up their best team, rather than their best piece of equipment.
- A submarine is generally referred to as a boat rather than a ship.
- A ship can be informally known as a boat, especially by its crew. This use is uncommon
in the case of a warship.
- In cockney rhyming slang, "boat" means face, from
"boat race".
Unusual types of boats
Bathtub racing on a pond in
Leipzig, Germany in 2003
Unsuitable floating vehicles have been used for sports purposes as well. For example, the Bathtub Boat is used in "bathtub races" in many cities, although it originated in Nanaimo, BC, Canada.
Directions
A specialized set of terms is used to designate directions relative to a boat or ship.
The bow is the foremost point on the ship: the point that is ahead when the vessel is underway. The stern is the
rear. The adjectives fore/forward and aft mean towards the bow and stern, respectively.
The left and right sides of a ship, relative to a person facing
forward, are termed port and starboard.
The side of the ship towards which the wind is blowing is referred to as the
windward side and the side away from the wind is termed the leeward side.
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