yacht a large boat with a sail, used for pleasure or sport
sailing boat British English,
sailboat American English a boat that uses one or more sails
rowing boat British English,
rowboat American English a small boat that you move through the water with oars
dinghy a small open boat used for pleasure, or for taking people between a ship and the shore
catamaran a sailing boat with two separate
hulls (=the part that goes in the water)trimaran a sailing boat with three separate
HULLSsbarge a large low boat with a flat bottom, used for carrying heavy goods on a canal or river
canal boat (
also narrow boat British English) a boat that you use on canals
canoe a long light boat that is open at the top and pointed at both ends, which you move along using a
paddle. Canoes are for one to three people
kayak a light boat for one or two people, that is pointed at both ends and covered on top. A kayak has round holes on top in which the people sit, and you move it along using a paddle.
punt a long thin boat with a flat bottom that you move by pushing a long pole against the bottom of the river – used for pleasure
houseboat a boat that is specially made so that you can live on it
pleasure boat a small boat, for example a sailing boat or a rowing boat, that people use on a lake, river etc:
People were out on the lake in pleasure boats. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲