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Meanings of boat in English

Portuguese
molheira

A dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce.

molheira

To traverse or travel by ship on a body of water.

Usage of boat in English
1
As a result, tuna boat captains and fisheries observers work on estimates.
Radio NZ
2
It is the fifth fatal boat accident in the state this year.
Reuters
3
Once at sea, the Rohingya asked the boat driver to help them.
Reuters
4
He says, simply, 'Come.' And so, Peter clambers out of the boat.
Water, stone, heart
5
They found a boat and they needed to test it's sea worthiness.
Wired
6
After today, his boat would be dry-docked for the cold months ahead.
The Secret Crown (2010)
7
Of course, we're really not on our way to your grandson's boat.
Calamity jayne
8
He takes pictures of his boat, blacking out background making good effect.
The new yorker
9
Ask someone to help you into a boat, if the time comes.
A duty to the dead
10
The French boat is either at sea or at an undisclosed location.
The Irish Times
11
The papyrus boat lies at the ferry; thou shalt descend in it.
Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face
12
He come in off Peter Hawker's boat just a few minutes ago.
The golden compass
13
Another boat from the anti-whaling organisation Sea Shepherd went to the rescue.
BBC
14
The majority of our boat people, however, originated from the United States.
World war z: an oral history of the zombie war
15
In vain we pushed with the oars; the boat would not budge.
Driven Back to Eden
16
Father Carillo went in the first boat; Dorthe remained for the last.
The Splendid Idle Forties: Stories of Old California
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Translations for boat
Portuguese
molheira
Boat through the time
Boat across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
New Zealand
Common
Australia
Common
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