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   boat

   /bəʊt/

   noun

   • 1. a small vessel for travelling over water, propelled by oars, sails, or an engine: "a fishing boat"
   • ▪ a vessel of any size, especially a large one: "those newly arriving here by boat or plane"
   • 2. a serving dish in the shape of a boat: "a gravy boat"

   verb

   • 1. travel in a boat for pleasure: "they boated through fjords"
   • ▪ transport (someone or something) in a boat: "they boated the timber down the lake"
   • ▪ (of an angler) draw (a hooked fish) into a boat: "he boated a 2 lb 14oz Dover sole"

   Word Origin Old Englishbāt, of Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. boatful noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • B

     3

   • O

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

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