| adrift |
not anchored, as a boat; drifting. [2/4 definitions] |
| afloat |
floating on a boat or other vessel. [1/6 definitions] |
| anchor |
a heavy object that is attached to and dropped from a boat or ship to keep it from moving. [2 definitions] |
| ark |
(sometimes capitalized) in the Bible, the large boat built by Noah to save his family and two of every animal from a flood sent by God. [1/2 definitions] |
| astern |
behind a boat or aircraft. [2 definitions] |
| backwash |
in nautical terminology, water that an oar, propeller, or the like pushes toward the rear of a boat. [1/4 definitions] |
| bail3 |
to remove water from a boat by scooping. |
| ballast |
heavy material placed in a boat or ship to make it more stable. [1/2 definitions] |
| barge |
a large, long boat with a flat bottom used for carrying freight. |
| beach |
to pull or drive (a boat or other object) from the water onto the beach or shore. [1/2 definitions] |
| boat |
to travel in a boat. [1/3 definitions] |
| boating |
an act, instance, or process of using a boat for pleasure, as in rowing, canoeing, or sailing. [1/2 definitions] |
| boatload |
the load of passengers or cargo that a boat can or does carry. |
| bow3 |
the front part of a ship or boat. |
| bowman2 |
the person who handles the oar closest to the bow of a boat. |
| by water |
by way of a boat or ship. |
| cabin cruiser |
a power-driven boat with a cabin so equipped that passengers can wash, cook, and sleep on board. |
| canal |
a channel of water made by humans for boat transportation or for bringing water to crops. [1/2 definitions] |
| canoe |
a small narrow boat with curved sides and pointed ends. You move a canoe through water using a long stick with one wide flat end. |
| carry |
the land between two bodies of water that necessitates carrying a boat or canoe. [1/16 definitions] |
| catamaran |
a boat with two hulls joined side by side. |