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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

artifact, artefact go
a man-made object taken as a whole

instrumentation, instrumentality go
an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end

transport, conveyance go
something that serves as a means of transportation

vehicle go
a conveyance that transports people or objects

craft go
a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space

vessel, watercraft go
a craft designed for water transportation

boat
a small vessel for travel on water

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26 Subcategories

ark go
a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood
barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter go
a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
bumboat go
a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor
canal boat, narrow boat, narrowboat go
a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals
ferry, ferryboat go
a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule
fireboat go
a boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfront
gondola go
long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling
guard boat go
a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships
gunboat go
a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns
junk go
any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails
longboat go
the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
lugger go
small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
mackinaw, Mackinaw boat go
a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes
mailboat, mail boat, packet, packet boat go
a boat for carrying mail
motorboat, powerboat go
a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine
pilot boat go
a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships
police boat go
a boat used by harbor police
punt go
an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
river boat go
a boat used on rivers or to ply a river
scow go
any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
sea boat go
a boat that is seaworthy
small boat go
a boat that is small
steamboat go
a boat propelled by a steam engine
surfboat go
a boat that can be launched or landed in heavy surf
cutter, tender, ship's boat, pinnace go
a boat for communication between ship and shore
tug, tower, tugboat, towboat go
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships