Boating
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbəʊtɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Boating is a noun meaning The activity of going out onto a body of water in a boat.
Meaning
The activity of going out onto a body of water in a boat.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of boat
- (historical) In Persia, a punishment of capital offenders, by laying them on the back in a covered boat, where they are left to perish.
Example Sentences
I like nothing better than to hear of your ridings, and shootings, and boatings.
With the old boatmen holding annual re-unions at Rolling Green Park, tales and exciting moments of boatings and fishing in the old canal are told and re-told among veteran boatmen.
Word Forms
- boatings
Synonyms for boating
Depending on context, synonyms include yachting.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include yachting, watercraft, yacht, boater, vessel, sailing.
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