The difference between Boat and Schooner

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 schooner means a sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails.

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

check bellow for the other definitions of Boat and Schooner

  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. Schooner as a noun (watercraft):

    A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.

  2. Schooner as a noun (Australia):

    A glass of beer, of a size which varies between states (Wikipedia).

  3. Schooner as a noun (US):

    A large goblet or drinking glass, used for lager or ale (Wikipedia).

  4. Schooner as a noun (historical):

    A covered wagon used by emigrants.

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