boot

Definitions of boot
  1. noun
    a small vessel for travel on water
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    aak, bark, binnenschip, binnenvaartschip, binnenvaartuig, bokschip, platbodem, rijnaak, sleepaak, sleepschip, vlet
    a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
    parlevinker
    a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor
    ferry, ferryboot, overzetveer, pont, pontveer, veer, veerboot, veerdienst, veerpont
    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
    kanonneerboot
    a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
    barkas
    the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
    logger
    small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
    pakje
    a boat for carrying mail
    motorboot, motorschip, ms.
    a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine
    loodsboot
    a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships
    vlet
    any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
    S.S., ss., stoomboot, stoomschip
    a boat propelled by a steam engine
    pinas, schippersbootje
    a boat for communication between ship and shore
    sleepboot, sleepvliegtuig, sleper, treiler
    a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
    motorjacht
    a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board
    kajak, kano
    small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
    jol, opblaasboot, pieremachochel, roeiboot, rubberboot
    a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
    baggeraar, baggermachine, baggermolen, baggerschip, baggerschuit, moddermolen
    a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging
    giek
    long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
    ark, woonark, woonboot, woonschip, woonschuit
    a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
    plezierboot, rondvaartboot
    a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
    reddingsboot
    a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship
    kraaneiland, ponton, waterski
    (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
    skiff
    any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
    raceboot, speedboot
    a fast motorboat
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    handwerk, kunstindustrie, kunstnijverheid, vaartuig
    a craft designed for water transportation
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