British ship

The basic meaning of boat is "boat", which refers to a "boat" in which several people sit and paddle. In informal English, it can also refer to a "big passenger ship" sailing short distances.

Boat is a countable noun. When it is used in the singular form, an or the should be added before it.

When boat is used with the preposition by to mean "by boat", you can't add the article the.

The preposition in before boat means that the ship is regarded as three-dimensional; When you use on, it means treating the boat as an airplane.

Boat, when used as a verb, means "taking a boat" and "rowing", which means using a boat as a means of transportation, not walking, but playing. Often used with adverb down, it can be extended to "carry by ship" and "cross the river".

Boat can be used as both a transitive verb (usually in the form of gerund) and an intransitive verb. When used as a transitive verb, a noun or pronoun is the object.

Related phrases:

Anchor and stop the ship? Berth a ship.

Armed a ship? Equip the ship with weapons.

Get on the boat? Take a boat, board a boat.

Burn your bridges? Burn one's bridges and break one's own retreat.

Abandon the ship? Untie the cable and set the ship free.

Hire a boat? Rent the whole boat.

Tie the boat? Tie the boat.

Get on the boat? Get on the boat

Rent a boat? Charter a boat.

Lift a boat? Lift the boat.