Phrase Hound found 120 phrases and 104 compound words that contain boats. The most common are listed below. Open boats in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 120
- fishing boatsplural of fishing boat: A boat used for fishing.
- a rising tide lifts all boatsA truly good outcome benefits all.
- chain boatsplural of chain boat: A boat fitted up for recovering lost cables, anchors, etc.
- dragon boatsplural of dragon boat: A type of boat raced in Chinese festivals featuring a dragon motif and twenty paddling, one drumming, and one steering known as the sweep.
- E-boatsplural of E-boat: Any German fast attack craft in World War Two.
- flying boatsplural of flying boat: A fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, capable of landing on water, but (unless also equipped with wheels) not on land.
- gun boatsplural of gun boat: Any of the various types of small armed vessels.
- ice boatsplural of ice boat: An ice yacht.
- life boatsplural of life boat: A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress at sea (either launched from the shore with a crew, or else carried on board a larger ship).
- log boatsplural of log boat: a dugout
- motor boatsplural of motor boat: Any vessel driven by an engine (either inboard or outboard), but especially a small one.
- narrow boatsplural of narrow boat: A barge used on the narrow canals of England.
- pleasure boatsplural of pleasure boat: A boat used for recreational activities, such as sport fishing or touring.
- PT boatsplural of PT boat: A type of fast motor torpedo boat used by the US Navy during World War II.
- U-boatsplural of U-boat: Any German submarine of the First or Second World War, or any Austro-Hungarian submarine of the First World War.
- well-boatsplural of well-boat: A fishing vessel designed to carry live fish in a tank or well.
- York boatsplural of York boat: A type of inland boat used by the Hudson's Bay Company to carry furs and trade goods along inland waterways in Rupert's Land.
- packet boatsplural of packet boat: An ocean-going ship chartered by the government to carry the mail and official communications.
- Durham boatsplural of Durham boat: A large wooden, flat-bottomed, double-ended freight boat used on many of the interior waterways of North America beginning in the middle of the 18th century, and eventually superseded by more efficient canal boats.
- sailing boatsplural of sailing boat: sailboat
- ferry-boatsplural of ferry-boat: A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule
- drag boatsplural of drag boat: A powerboat or motorboat used for drag racing, particularly a purpose-built one.
- cigarette boatsplural of cigarette boat: a small, fast boat designed with a long narrow platform and a planing hull to enable it to reach high speeds.
- patrol boatsplural of patrol boat: A relatively small naval vessel designed for coastal defence.
- swift boatsplural of swift boat: A small, shallow draft water vessel used by the United States navy for counterinsurgency (COIN) operations during the Vietnam War; Fast Patrol Craft (PCF).
Compound words 104
- sailboatsplural of sailboat: A boat propelled by a sail.
- steamboatsDrunk; intoxicated.
- houseboatsplural of houseboat: A vessel, such as a barge, used as a dwelling.
- powerboatsplural of powerboat: A small, fast motorboat.
- lifeboatsplural of lifeboat: A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress at sea (either launched from the shore with a crew, or else carried on board a larger ship).
- riverboatsplural of riverboat: A watercraft designed for operating on rivers.
- motorboatsplural of motorboat: Any vessel driven by an engine (either inboard or outboard), but especially a small one.
- gunboatsplural of gunboat: Any of the various types of small armed vessels.
- tugboatsplural of tugboat: A small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels.
- rowboatsplural of rowboat: A small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing).