Collocations for boat - noun
ADJ.
little, small | open
He was adrift in an open boat for three days.
He was adrift in an open boat for three days.
flat-bottomed | glass-bottomed | inflatable, plastic, rubber | wooden | motor, paddle, pedal, power, rowing, sailing, speed, steam | canal, narrow, river
We spent our holiday going up a canal on a narrow boat. | a Mississippi river boat
We spent our holiday going up a canal on a narrow boat. | a Mississippi river boat
banana, cargo, charter, ferry, fishing, flying, passenger, patrol, pilot, pleasure, racing, rescue, torpedo, touring | model, paper, toy | stricken
The lifeboat was preparing to go to the aid of the stricken boat.
The lifeboat was preparing to go to the aid of the stricken boat.
upturned
QUANT.
fleet, flotilla
a flotilla of small boats
a flotilla of small boats
VERB + BOAT
take out
You couldn''t take a boat out in that wild sea.
You couldn''t take a boat out in that wild sea.
take sb out in
My brother took us all out in his new boat.
My brother took us all out in his new boat.
get into/on/onto | get off/out of | launch, lower
A new type of patrol boat was launched from the Essex coast yesterday.
A new type of patrol boat was launched from the Essex coast yesterday.
push out
I pushed the boat out into the middle of the river.
I pushed the boat out into the middle of the river.
propel, row, sail
The boat is propelled by a powerful outboard motor.
The boat is propelled by a powerful outboard motor.
handle
Where did you learn to handle a boat?
Where did you learn to handle a boat?
guide, steer, turn | pilot, skipper | crew
Normally the boat is crewed by five people.
Normally the boat is crewed by five people.
beach
He beached the boat and the children leapt out to explore.
He beached the boat and the children leapt out to explore.
moor, tie up | untie | anchor, berth
The harbour was crowded, with boats berthed two and three abreast.
The harbour was crowded, with boats berthed two and three abreast.
load, unload | rock
Sit down, you''re rocking the boat. | (figurative) She was told to keep her mouth shut and not rock the boat (= take unnecessary action that would cause problems).
Sit down, you''re rocking the boat. | (figurative) She was told to keep her mouth shut and not rock the boat (= take unnecessary action that would cause problems).
capsize, overturn, upset | swamp
He beached the boat and the children leapt out to explore.
He beached the boat and the children leapt out to explore.
moor, tie up | untie | anchor, berth
The boat was swamped by a huge wave.
The boat was swamped by a huge wave.
build, design | catch, take
They crossed the island to catch a boot for islands south of Skye.
They crossed the island to catch a boot for islands south of Skye.
miss
(often figurative) If you don''t buy now, you moy find that you''ve missed the boat (= cannot take advantage of this offer because it is too late).
(often figurative) If you don''t buy now, you moy find that you''ve missed the boat (= cannot take advantage of this offer because it is too late).
meet
Beth had gone down to Bombay to meet the boat on which her sister was arriving.
Beth had gone down to Bombay to meet the boat on which her sister was arriving.
BOAT + VERB
chug, go, sail
The boat chugged out to sea.
The boat chugged out to sea.
head, pass
The boat headed upriver.
The boat headed upriver.
arrive, come in, dock | return | bob
boats bobbing up and down in the estuary
boats bobbing up and down in the estuary
float, glide | drift | heave, lunge, lurch, pitch, rock, roll
The boat pitched violently from side to side.
The boat pitched violently from side to side.
list | leak | fill
The boat slowly filled with icy water.
The boat slowly filled with icy water.
capsize, overturn | founder, sink | operate, ply
Ferry boats ply regularly between all the resorts on the lake.
Ferry boats ply regularly between all the resorts on the lake.
carry sth, ferry sth, hold sth, take sth
BOAT + NOUN
cruise, excursion, ride, trip | race | club | house (also ‘boathouse’) | train (= the train scheduled to connect with a particular sailing)
the 7.30 p.m. boat train to Harwich
the 7.30 p.m. boat train to Harwich
building | builder, crew, owner | people (= refugees who arrive by boat)
PREP.
by ~
The cave can only be reached by boat.
The cave can only be reached by boat.
in a/the ~
I took them in my boat.
I took them in my boat.
on a/the ~
They ate on the boat.
They ate on the boat.
~ from, ~ to
a boat from Jamaica to Trinidad
a boat from Jamaica to Trinidad