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a boat is a vehicle designed for the purpose of effecting passage or transportation? across water. It is usually smaller than a ship, and can be thought of as able to be carried by a ship.

A boat consists of one or more primary structures called hulls and some system of propulsion.

see Sea Transport


In Rowing boat refers to the collection of people rowing a particular shell, which is the term applied to the actual vehicle. So a university might refer to its first boat, meaning the rowers who make up their best team, rather than their best piece of equipment.

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Last edited December 13, 2001 1:25 am by Verloren (diff)
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