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| caulk |
to seal against leakage of water or air, esp. by filling in cracks, as in the seams of a boat or the joints of a pipe. |
| centerboard |
on a sailboat, a flat wooden or metal keel that can be raised or lowered for greater stability while the boat is in motion. |
| chine |
the intersection of the side and bottom of a boat or other vessel. [1/4 definitions] |
| cockpit |
a low, open area near the stern of a yacht or other decked boat, providing space for the person steering, the crew, and usu. passengers. [1/3 definitions] |
| convertible |
of a car or boat, having a top that can be folded down. [2/4 definitions] |
| coracle |
a small rounded boat of waterproof material stretched over a frame of wood or wicker, used in western England, Wales, and Ireland. |
| cordage |
the ropes and lines of a ship or boat considered collectively; rigging. [1/2 definitions] |
| cox |
(informal) to act or serve as coxswain, esp. to a boat or its crew. [1/2 definitions] |
| coxswain |
one in command of a ship's boat. [1/2 definitions] |
| craft |
a boat, ship, airplane, or space vehicle, or any group of these collectively. [1/7 definitions] |
| cruiser |
a large motor-powered boat with living quarters; cabin cruiser. [1/4 definitions] |
| dinghy |
a small boat used to tend a larger one, usu. as a lifeboat or for short trips to shore and back. [1/2 definitions] |
| dory1 |
a small, narrow, flat-bottomed boat that has high flaring sides and a sharply pointed prow. |
| drogue |
an anchor, esp. a canvas sack used for slowing a boat and keeping her prow into the wind. [1/2 definitions] |
| dugout |
a boat, esp. a canoe, made from a hollowed-out tree trunk. [1/3 definitions] |
| embarcadero |
a place on the edge of a body of water where a boat can land, such as a wharf. |
| felucca |
a small, narrow boat with one or two lateen sails, used on the Mediterranean and the Nile. |
| ferry |
a boat or ship used to carry people, vehicles, and other things across a bay, river, lake, or channel. [3/6 definitions] |
| ferryboat |
a boat used to transport people, vehicles, or goods across a bay, river, or the like. |
| fiberglass |
fine filaments of glass made into a fibrous insulating material or molded into a solid material for use as boat hulls, other vehicle bodies, and the like. |
| fireboat |
a power boat equipped to fight fires on ships, in harbors, and the like. |
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