boat

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Cooking

n. a small dish used for serving liquids like sauce or gravy.

n. a container or utensil resembling a boat in shape, specifically used for serving sauces.

“Please pass the gravy boat so I can pour some over my potatoes.”

“The waiter carefully placed a silver sauce boat on the table, filled with a rich reduction to accompany the roast.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Informal

n. a very large, heavy, and often old car that is difficult to drive.

n. a large, heavy vehicle, often implying it is cumbersome or inefficient to handle.

“My grandfather still drives that old boat of a car from the seventies.”

“Navigating the narrow city streets in such a massive boat of a sedan proved nearly impossible for the novice driver.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Science Technical · Informal

n. a name for the brightest flash of light ever seen in space.

n. an acronym for 'Brightest Of All Time', referring to the exceptionally luminous gamma-ray burst GRB 221009A.

“Astronomers were amazed by the BOAT, the brightest explosion ever recorded.”

“The detection of the BOAT challenged existing models of stellar collapse due to its unprecedented energetic output across the electromagnetic spectrum.”

B1 · Intermediate

v. to travel or go somewhere using a boat.

v. to travel by boat; may also function transitively to mean the transport of goods via watercraft.

Español:barquear

“We decided to boat across the river instead of taking the bridge.”

“They spent the summer boating along the coast, stopping at various small islands to explore the local wildlife.”