The difference between Boat and Vessel

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 vessel means any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat.

When used as verbs, boat means to travel by boat, whereas vessel means to put into a vessel.

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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. Vessel as a noun (nautical):

    Any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat.

  2. Vessel as a noun:

    A craft designed for transportation through air or space.

  3. Vessel as a noun (uncountable, obsolete, or, dialectal):

    Dishes and cutlery collectively, especially if made of precious metals.

  4. Vessel as a noun:

    A container of liquid or other substance, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, or pitcher.

  5. Vessel as a noun:

    A person as a container of qualities or feelings.

  6. Vessel as a noun (biology):

    A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant.

    Examples:

    "Blood and lymph vessels are found in humans; xylem and phloem vessels are found in plants."

  1. Vessel as a verb (transitive):

    To put into a vessel.

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