boating
boating · boatings
The activity of going out onto a body of water in a boatThe activity of going out onto a body of water in a boat.
UK/ˈbəʊtɪŋ/US/ˈboʊtɪŋ/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The activity of going out onto a body of water in a boat.
(countable, historical, uncountable)In Persia, a punishment of capital offenders, by laying them on the back in a covered boat, where they are left to perish.
More definitions
- water travel for pleasure
Forms
plural: boatingsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- water travel for pleasure:yachting
Word family
4 related wordsRelatedboat
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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