Boot

Definitions of Boot
  1. noun
    a small vessel for travel on water
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    Binnenschiff, Schleppkahn
    a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
    Fähre, Fährschiff
    a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule
    Gondel
    long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice
    Motorboot
    a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine
    Hausboot, Kahn
    a boat that is small
    Kajak, Kanu, Paddelboot
    small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
    Ruderboot
    a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
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    Wasserfahrzeug
    a craft designed for water transportation
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