The difference between Boat and Hydrofoil

When used as nouns, boat means a craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind, whereas hydrofoil means a wing attached to the hull of a ship that raises it out of the water when travelling at speed and thus reduces drag.

Boat is also verb with the meaning: to travel by boat.

check bellow for the other definitions of Boat and Hydrofoil

  1. Boat as a noun:

    A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.

  2. Boat as a noun (poker slang):

    A full house.

  3. Boat as a noun:

    A vehicle, utensil, or dish somewhat resembling a boat in shape.

    Examples:

    "a stone boat;  a gravy boat'"

  4. Boat as a noun (chemistry):

    One of two possible conformations of cyclohexane rings (the other being chair), shaped roughly like a boat.

  5. Boat as a noun (AU, politics, informal):

    The refugee boats arriving in Australian waters, and by extension, refugees generally.

  1. Boat as a verb (intransitive):

    To travel by boat.

  2. Boat as a verb (transitive):

    To transport in a boat.

    Examples:

    "to boat goods"

  3. Boat as a verb (transitive):

    To place in a boat.

    Examples:

    "to boat oars"

  1. Hydrofoil as a noun (nautical):

    A wing attached to the hull of a ship that raises it out of the water when travelling at speed and thus reduces drag.

  2. Hydrofoil as a noun (nautical):

    A vessel equipped with such a device.

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