Boat (disambiguation)
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A boat
is a nautical craft of modest size.
Boat may also refer to:
Water travel
Films
Other uses
Boat
A boat is a watercraft of any size designed to float or plane, to provide passage across water. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas. However, boats such as the whaleboat were designed to be operated from a ship in an offshore environment. In naval terms, a boat is a...
is a nautical craft of modest size.
Boat may also refer to:
Water travel
- ShipShipSince the end of the age of sail a ship has been any large buoyant marine vessel. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size and cargo or passenger capacity. Ships are used on lakes, seas, and rivers for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing,...
, a larger water vessel - SubmarineSubmarineA submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
, a vessel capable of underwater travel - The members of a crew in the sport of rowingRowing (sport)Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
Films
- Boat (2007 film), a 2007 short film directed by David Lynch
- Boat (2009 film)Boat (2009 film)Boat is a 2009 film directed by Kim Young-nam and starring Ha Jung-woo and Satoshi Tsumabuki in the lead roles. It is a South Korean Japanese co-production. The film charts the experiences and cross cultural friendship of a couple of smugglers.-Plot:...
, a Japanese-South Korean film - Das BootDas BootDas Boot is a 1981 German epic war film written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen, produced by Günter Rohrbach, and starring Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, and Klaus Wennemann...
, German for The Boat, a 1981 feature film directed by Wolfgang Petersen, adapted from a novel of the same name by Lothar-Günther Buchheim. - "The Boat" (song), single release of the title theme to the Wolfgang Petersen film, in Germany released as "Das Boot"
- The Boat (film)The Boat (film)The Boat is a 1921 short comedy film written by, directed and starring Buster Keaton. The International Buster Keaton Society takes its name, The Damfinos, from this film.-Plot:...
, a 1921 film starring Buster Keaton
Other uses
- Boat, a slang term shortened from the phrase Fresh off the boatFresh off the boatThe phrases Fresh off the boat , Off the boat , or just simply Boat; are terminologies used to describe immigrants that have arrived from a foreign nation and have not yet assimilated into the host nation's culture, language, and behavior. Within some ethnic Asian circles in the United States, the...
for newly arrived immigrants - Boat conformation, a conformation of cyclohexane
- Sauce boatSauce boatA sauce boat, gravy boat or saucière is a boat-shaped pitcher in which sauce or gravy is served. It often sits on a matching plate, sometimes attached to the pitcher, to catch dripping sauce....
, a type of pitcher - Bug Out Altoids Tin, a type of miniature survival kit
- A full house in the game of poker
- Boat, a trade reporting platform owned by Markit Group LimitedMarkit Group LimitedMarkit Group Limited. is a global financial information services company with over 2,300 employees. The company provides independent data, valuations and trade processing across all asset classes in order to enhance transparency, reduce risk and improve operational efficiency...
- Slang for "face" in cockney rhyming slangCockney rhyming slangRhyming slang is a form of phrase construction in the English language and is especially prevalent in dialectal British English from the East End of London; hence the alternative name, Cockney rhyming slang...
- The Boat refers to the Vernon C. Bain Correctional CenterVernon C. Bain Correctional Centerthumb|Entrance in [[Hunts Point, Bronx]]The Vernon C. Bain Center is an 800-bed jail barge used to hold inmates for New York City as part of the New York City Department of Corrections as part of the vast Rikers Island jail complex...
which is a floating barge turned Prison in New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. - The Boats was an ancient method of execution also known as scaphismScaphismScaphism, also known as the boats, was an ancient Persian method of execution designed to inflict torturous death. The name comes from the Greek word skaphe, meaning "scooped out"....
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