#boat a small vessel for travel on water
supertype: vessel.craft__watercraft a craft designed for water transportation
part: boat_whistle
subtype: ark a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the Flood
subtype: barge__flatboat__hoy__lighter a boat with a flat bottom for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
subtype: dredger a barge or barge-like vessel used for dredging
subtype: houseboat a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
subtype: pontoon.barge a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
subtype: scow a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold
subtype: Norfolk_wherry__wherry (British) sailing barge used especially in East Anglia
subtype: bumboat a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor
subtype: canal_boat__canalboat__narrowboat a long narrow boat used on canals to carry freight
subtype: ferry__ferryboat a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule
subtype: car-ferry a ferry that transports motor vehicles
subtype: fireboat a boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfront
subtype: gondola long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice
subtype: guard_boat__guardboat a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships
subtype: gunboat a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
subtype: junk any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails
subtype: longboat the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
subtype: lugger small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
subtype: Mackinaw_boat__mackinaw a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes
subtype: mailboat__mail_boat__packet__packet_boat a boat for carrying mail
subtype: motorboat__powerboat a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine
subtype: cabin_cruiser__cabincruiser__cruiser__pleasure_boat__pleasure_craft a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board
subtype: launch a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
subtype: outboard_motorboat__outboard a motorboat with an outboard motor
subtype: speedboat a fast motorboat
subtype: hydroplane__hydrofoil a speedboat that is equipped with hydrofoils that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds; "the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record"
subtype: water_scooter__waterscooter__sea_scooter__seascooter__scooter a motorboat resembling a motor scooter
subtype: pilot_boat__pilotboat a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships
subtype: police_boat a boat used by harbor police
subtype: punt an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
subtype: river_boat__riverboat a boat used on rivers or to ply a river
subtype: keelboat river boat with a shallow draught and a keel but no sails; used to carry freight; moved by rowing or punting or towing
subtype: showboat a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)
subtype: scow.boat any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
subtype: sea_boat__seaboat a boat that is seaworthy; that is adapted to the open seas
subtype: lifeboat a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship
subtype: whaleboat a long narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas
subtype: sharpie a long narrow shallow-draft boat with a flat bottom and a triangular sail; formerly used along the N Atlantic coast of the US
subtype: small_boat__smallboat a boat that is small
subtype: canoe small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
subtype: birchbark_canoe__birchbarkcanoe__birchbark a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree
subtype: dugout_canoe__dugout__pirogue a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log
subtype: kayak a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos
subtype: outrigger_canoe__outriggercanoe a seagoing canoe (as in South Pacific) with an outrigger to prevent it from upsetting
subtype: cockleshell a small light flimsy boat
subtype: coracle a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain
subtype: dinghy__dory__rowboat a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
subtype: rowing_boat (British) a rowboat
subtype: wherry light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors
subtype: gig.small_boat long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
subtype: racing_boat a boat propelled by oarsmen and designed for racing
subtype: racing_gig a light narrow racing boat for two or more oarsmen
subtype: racing_shell__shell a very light narrow racing boat
subtype: racing_skiff__single_shell a shell for a single oarsman
subtype: scull a racing shell propelled by one or two oarsmen pulling two oars
subtype: skiff any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
subtype: sampan an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars
subtype: yawl.small_boat a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
subtype: jolly_boat__jollyboat__jolly a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
subtype: steamboat a boat propelled by a steam engine
subtype: showboat a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)
subtype: surfboat a boat that can be launched or landed in heavy surf
subtype: ship's_boat__tender__pinnace__cutter a boat for communication between ship and shore
subtype: gig.ship's_boat tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain
subtype: tugboat__tug__towboat__tower a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
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