The difference between Boat and Raft

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 raft means a flat structure made of planks, barrels etc., that floats on water, and is used for transport, emergencies or a platform for swimmers.

When used as verbs, boat means to travel by boat, whereas raft means to convey on a raft.

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  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. Raft as a noun:

    A flat structure made of planks, barrels etc., that floats on water, and is used for transport, emergencies or a platform for swimmers.

  2. Raft as a noun:

    A flat-bottomed inflatable craft for floating or drifting on water.

  3. Raft as a noun:

    A thick crowd of seabirds or sea mammals, particularly a group of penguins when in the water.

  4. Raft as a noun (US):

    A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. which obstructs navigation in a river.

  5. Raft as a noun (US, slang, when ordering food):

    A slice of toast.

  1. Raft as a verb (transitive):

    To convey on a raft.

  2. Raft as a verb (transitive):

    To make into a raft.

  3. Raft as a verb (intransitive):

    To travel by raft.

  4. Raft as a verb (GUI):

    To dock (toolbars, etc.) so that they share horizontal or vertical space.

  1. Raft as a noun:

    A large (but unspecified) number, a lot.

  1. Raft as a verb:

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

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