boating

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UK /ˈbəʊtɪŋ/ US /ˈboʊtɪŋ/

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

high, safe, soaked

We had a safe boating experience on the lake despite the windy weather that afternoon.

VERB + BOATING

died, enjoyed, got, like, speed, swimming, went

We enjoyed boating on the lake last summer and saw plenty of wildlife.

BOATING + NOUN

accident, downriver, feats, ferry, gulf, horseback, lake, regulations

The boating accident last summer left three people injured and sparked new safety regulations.

PREP.

about, after, around, in, in, on

We spent the afternoon boating on the lake and saw several families fishing from the shore.

ADV.

only

We only go boating on weekends when the weather is nice and calm.

Definitions

noun

The activity of going out onto a body of water in a boat.

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.

In Persia, a punishment of capital offenders, by laying them on the back in a covered boat, where they are left to perish.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — water travel for pleasure

yachting

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

I like nothing better than to hear of your ridings, and shootings, and boatings.

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

I got soaked boating downriver.

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Tom died in a boating accident.

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Tom survived the high speed boating accident only because the coast guard was training nearby.

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Painted wooden signs around town point to the region’s attractions: boating, snowmobiling and, of course, fossils.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, boating is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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