| barge |
A barge is a big, long, flat boat. It is used for carrying large amounts of things that are being bought or sold. Barges are usually made to travel up and down large rivers or canals. |
| boat |
A boat is something you use to travel on water. It is usually smaller than what we call a ship. |
| canoe |
A canoe is a narrow boat that is pointed at both ends. A canoe doesn't have sails or an engine. You move a canoe through water by using something called a paddle. A paddle is a long piece of wood that is is wide and flat at one end. The canoe moves when you push the paddle through the water. |
| current |
When we talk about the current of a river, we are talking about the way the water moves along. If the current is very strong, it can move a boat very fast. [1/2 definitions] |
| deck |
A deck is a floor on a ship or boat. A large ship can have many decks. When we use the word deck, we often mean the top deck, though. The top deck is the one that is open to the air. [1/2 definitions] |
| ferry |
A ferry is a boat or ship that carries people or things across a river or other body of water. A ferry just goes back and forth between one side of the water and the other. |
| hold1 |
If a boat holds five people, it means that five people can fit in the boat. [1/2 definitions] |
| kayak |
A kayak is a small boat that is pointed at both ends and is made for one person. [1/2 definitions] |
| length |
Length is how long something is from one end to the other. The length of a boat is the distance from one end of the boat to the other end. [1/2 definitions] |
| Mekong River |
The Mekong River is an important river in Asia. It starts in China and flows south through Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Finally, it flows out into the South China Sea. The Mekong River is very important for boat transportation, for fishing, and as a way of getting water for farming. |
| oar |
An oar is something that people use to make a boat move or turn in the water. It is a long piece of wood or metal that is wide and flat at one end. An oar is often attached to its boat, but it can move too. Boats that use oars usually have two of them. |
| really |
We use really when we are talking about things that are true. If you really live on a boat, for example, then it is true that you live on a boat. [1/2 definitions] |
| reef1 |
A reef is something in the ocean made out of rock, sand, or coral. A reef is a structure that rises from the bottom of the sea and reaches close to the surface of the water. A reef can damage a boat if the boat hits against the reef in the water. Reefs are important, though. They support the life of many fish and other sea animals. |
| row2 |
When you row, you make a boat move forward in water using something called oars. Oars are long poles that are wide and flat at the ends. With the oars in the water, you push the water back toward the end of the boat. Then you pick the oars up out of the water and do it again. |
| sail |
A sail is a large piece of cloth that is attached to a boat. Sails move boats forward by catching the wind. [1/2 definitions] |
| sailboat |
A sailboat is a boat that is pushed by wind blowing against its sails. Sails are large pieces of cloth attached to a tall pole on the boat. When the sails are opened wide, they catch the wind. |
| ship |
A ship is a very large boat that carries people and things on oceans, large lakes, and deep rivers. [2 definitions] |
| sink |
If your feet sink in the mud, they go down into the mud. When a boat sinks, it goes down into the water and the water covers it completely. Sometimes the boat goes all the way down to the bottom. [1/2 definitions] |
| tugboat |
A tugboat is a small, powerful boat. Tugboats guide, push, or pull larger ships. |
| under |
If a boat is going down a river and comes to a bridge, the boat will go under the bridge. When it is raining outside, people often walk under an umbrella. When something is under another thing, it is below it. [1/4 definitions] |