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boating

boating

33 1.0
Going out on a boat for pleasure
  • noun
  • /ˈboʊtɪŋ/
translation icon : navegación de recreo
  • In his leisure time, Bill enjoys the outdoors through bicycling, boating, hiking, hunting, and other sports, and traveling.
  • recreational boating
  • boating and fishing
  • boating and swimming

Gig Harbor, WA is a Mecca for boating enthusiasts.

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Examples

  • Additionally, the reservoir provides fishing, boating, and swimming recreation.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So this is perfect for boating trips or hiking trips, any type of excursion where you want to protect yourself from the sun.

  • Did you have a nice time on your boating trip?

  • I spent it this year as I have every year for the past three: boating on Lake Michigan.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Carl, do you like boating?

  • The dam creates a seasonal recreational pool for boating and other water sports.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Gig Harbor, WA is a Mecca for boating enthusiasts.

  • Recreational interests include fishing, surfing, scuba, boating, sailing, and aesthetics.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The sign reads "Santa Monica yacht harbor sports fishing, boating, cafes." Forrest runs under the sign and onto the pier.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • On sunny weekends, many families enjoy boating on the lake.

Synonyms

sailing
vsboating
35 1.0

Traveling in a boat that moves using the wind

is wider, including travel by many propulsion methods not only wind
rowing
vsboating
26 2.0

A sport of moving a boat with oars

is focused on leisure travel, not primarily on sport or exercise propulsion
paddling
vsboating
5 2.8

To move a small boat through water with a long flat stick

is broader, covering many kinds of pleasure travel, not only small craft moves
yachting
vsboating
5 4.5

Sailing or cruising in a yacht for pleasure

is broader, covering travel in many types of craft not only large ones
motorboating
vsboating
3.2

Traveling in a boat with a motor for fun or transport

is broader, including non-engine travel and simple pleasure rides
sailboating
vsboating
3.2

An activity of moving a boat on water using a large cloth and wind, often for fun or sport

is more general, covering leisure travel beyond small competitive activities

Compounds

3.7

An official card showing you finished a safety course and can operate certain boats

How Leisurely

cruise
420 2.8
boating
33 1.0
yachting
5 4.5
sailing
35 1.0
yacht race
1 3.5

Surface Forms

boating singular
boatings plural

Morphology

boating = boat (transparent) = boat + ing

The noun is directly built from the verb 'boat' with the productive suffix '-ing', so the activity meaning is easy to infer.

Etymology

Boating comes from boat, an old word for a 'small ship', and the -ing ending turns a noun into an activity. So boating means the activity of traveling or riding in boats, often for pleasure.