#boat a small vessel for travel on water
supertype: #vessel.craft__watercraft a craft designed for water transportation
part: #boat_whistle
subtype: #ark a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the Flood
subtype: #barge__flatboat__hoy__lighter a boat with a flat bottom for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
subtype: #dredger a barge or barge-like vessel used for dredging
subtype: #houseboat a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
subtype: #pontoon.barge a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
subtype: #scow a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold
subtype: #Norfolk_wherry__wherry (British) sailing barge used especially in East Anglia
subtype: #bumboat a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor
subtype: #canal_boat__canalboat__narrowboat a long narrow boat used on canals to carry freight
subtype: #ferry__ferryboat a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule
subtype: #car-ferry a ferry that transports motor vehicles
subtype: #fireboat a boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfront
subtype: #gondola long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice
subtype: #guard_boat__guardboat a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships
subtype: #gunboat a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
subtype: #junk any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails
subtype: #longboat the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
subtype: #lugger small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
subtype: #Mackinaw_boat__mackinaw a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes
subtype: #mailboat__mail_boat__packet__packet_boat a boat for carrying mail
subtype: #motorboat__powerboat a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine
subtype: #cabin_cruiser__cabincruiser__cruiser__pleasure_boat__pleasure_craft a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board
subtype: #launch a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
subtype: #outboard_motorboat__outboard a motorboat with an outboard motor
subtype: #speedboat a fast motorboat
subtype: #hydroplane__hydrofoil a speedboat that is equipped with hydrofoils that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds; "the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record"
subtype: #water_scooter__waterscooter__sea_scooter__seascooter__scooter a motorboat resembling a motor scooter
subtype: #pilot_boat__pilotboat a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships
subtype: #police_boat a boat used by harbor police
subtype: #punt an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
subtype: #river_boat__riverboat a boat used on rivers or to ply a river
subtype: #keelboat river boat with a shallow draught and a keel but no sails; used to carry freight; moved by rowing or punting or towing
subtype: #showboat a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)
subtype: #scow.boat any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
subtype: #sea_boat__seaboat a boat that is seaworthy; that is adapted to the open seas
subtype: #lifeboat a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship
subtype: #whaleboat a long narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas
subtype: #sharpie a long narrow shallow-draft boat with a flat bottom and a triangular sail; formerly used along the N Atlantic coast of the US
subtype: #small_boat__smallboat a boat that is small
subtype: #canoe small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
subtype: #birchbark_canoe__birchbarkcanoe__birchbark a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree
subtype: #dugout_canoe__dugout__pirogue a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log
subtype: #kayak a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos
subtype: #outrigger_canoe__outriggercanoe a seagoing canoe (as in South Pacific) with an outrigger to prevent it from upsetting
subtype: #cockleshell a small light flimsy boat
subtype: #coracle a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain
subtype: #dinghy__dory__rowboat a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
subtype: #rowing_boat (British) a rowboat
subtype: #wherry light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors
subtype: #gig.small_boat long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
subtype: #racing_boat a boat propelled by oarsmen and designed for racing
subtype: #racing_gig a light narrow racing boat for two or more oarsmen
subtype: #racing_shell__shell a very light narrow racing boat
subtype: #racing_skiff__single_shell a shell for a single oarsman
subtype: #scull a racing shell propelled by one or two oarsmen pulling two oars
subtype: #skiff any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
subtype: #sampan an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars
subtype: #yawl.small_boat a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
subtype: #jolly_boat__jollyboat__jolly a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
subtype: #steamboat a boat propelled by a steam engine
subtype: #showboat a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)
subtype: #surfboat a boat that can be launched or landed in heavy surf
subtype: #ship's_boat__tender__pinnace__cutter a boat for communication between ship and shore
subtype: #gig.ship's_boat tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain
subtype: #tugboat__tug__towboat__tower a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
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