Synonyms and antonyms of Types of boat or ship in British Thesaurus

barge (noun)

a long flat boat used on rivers and canals

boat (noun)

a ship, especially one that carries passengers

bowser (noun)

a small tanker for fuel or water

bulk carrier (noun)

a ship that carries large amounts of a product

cabin cruiser (noun)

a large private boat with an engine and space for people to sleep, eat etc

canal boat (noun)

a long boat used on canals

canoe (noun)

a long narrow boat that you push through the water using a paddle

carrier (noun)

a vehicle or ship used for moving goods or people, especially soldiers

cockleshell (noun)

a small light boat

coracle (noun)

a small round boat made from animal skins

craft (noun)

a boat or ship

cruise liner (noun)

a cruise ship

cruiser (noun)

a motor boat that is used for pleasure and is big enough to live on

cruise ship (noun)

a large comfortable ship used for cruises

cutter (noun)

a small fast ship

dhow (noun)

an Arab ship with low sides and sails shaped like triangles

dinghy (noun)

a rubber dinghy

dredger (noun)

a boat with equipment for removing dirt and sand from the bottom of a river or lake

drifter (noun)

a boat that has a net that floats next to it, used for catching fish

dugout (noun)

a boat made by cutting out the inside of a log (=long piece of wood from a tree)

factory ship (noun)

a large fishing boat that carries equipment to process and freeze fish that are caught

ferry (noun)

a boat that makes short regular journeys between two or more places

flagship (noun)

a large ship that leads a group of ships

four (noun)

a narrow rowing boat for four people, used in a boat race

freighter (noun)

a large ship or plane that carries goods

gondola (noun)

a long narrow boat with curved ends that you move using a long pole. Gondolas are used on the canals in Venice.

houseboat (noun)

a boat that someone lives in as their home

hovercraft (noun)

a vehicle that can move over both land and water, raising itself above the surface by blowing air downwards

hydrofoil (noun)

a boat with wing-shaped pieces fixed to the bottom that lift the boat onto the surface of the water as it starts to travel quickly

hydroplane (noun)

a fast boat that travels on the surface of the water

icebreaker (noun)

a ship that can break through floating ice

jetfoil (noun)

a hydrofoil (=type of boat) that has a jet engine

Jet Ski ()

a very small fast boat for one or two people that you drive standing up

kayak (noun)

a small covered canoe (=narrow boat with a point at each end) that you move with a single paddle that has two flat ends

landing craft (noun)

a small boat used for carrying soldiers and equipment from a ship to the land

launch (noun)

a large open boat with an engine

lifeboat (noun)

a boat that goes to help people who have had an accident at sea

lifeboat (noun)

a small boat kept on a ship for emergencies

life raft (noun)

a small rubber boat used for saving people whose boat is sinking

lighter (noun)

a low open boat used for moving goods to and from ships

lightship (noun)

a small ship that stays in a particular place and uses a powerful light to show other ships where to go or to warn them of danger

liner (noun)

a large passenger ship, especially one used for cruises or long-distance travel

motorboat (noun)

a small boat that has an engine

narrow boat (noun)

British a long narrow low boat used for carrying things or people on a canal

oil tanker (noun)

a large ship that carries oil

paddle boat (noun)

a paddle steamer

paddle steamer (noun)

a large boat that moves by using steam which pushes a set of paddles joined together in the shape of a large wheel

pedalo (noun)

British a very small boat that you move by pushing pedals with your feet

pleasure boat (noun)

a large boat used for taking people on short journeys on lakes or rivers

powerboat (noun)

a speedboat

punt (noun)

a long flat boat with square ends that you move by pushing a long pole against the bottom of the river

raft (noun)

a simple flat boat made by tying long pieces of wood together

raft (noun)

a small light boat made of rubber or plastic

roll-on roll-off (adjective)

British a roll-on roll-off ship is one where vehicles drive on at one end and off at the other

rowing boat (noun)

British a small boat without an engine that you move using oars

rubber dinghy (noun)

a small rubber boat that is filled with air to make it float

rubber duck (noun)

South Africaninformal an inflatable boat with a motor outside at the back

sampan (noun)

a boat used in the Far East, with a flat bottom and a cover over part of the top

scull (noun)

a small boat for one person that you move through the water by pulling on two long poles with flat ends. The poles are also called sculls.

shikara (noun)

Indian English a houseboat

ship (noun)

a very large boat used for carrying people or goods long distances

showboat (noun)

a large boat with a theatre on it and actors who give performances at various towns along a river

skiff (noun)

a small light boat with enough space for one person

smack (noun)

a small boat used for fishing

speedboat (noun)

a boat with a powerful motor that can go very fast

SS (abbreviation)

steamship: used before the names of ships that do not belong to the navy

steamboat (noun)

a large boat that moves by steam power

steamer (noun)

a steamship

steamship (noun)

a ship that moves by steam power

sub (noun)

informal a submarine

submarine (noun)

a ship that can travel both on the surface of the water and under water

supertanker (noun)

a very large ship used for carrying oil or other liquids

tanker (noun)

a large ship, truck, or plane that carries petrol or oil

tender (noun)

a small boat used for carrying people or goods to larger boats in a port

trawler (noun)

a boat used for fishing by pulling a large net through the water

tub (noun)

humorous an old boat that is in a bad condition and cannot move very fast

tug (noun)

British a small powerful boat used for pulling larger boats, especially in ports

tug boat (noun)

American a tug

vessel (noun)

formal a large boat or ship

whaler (noun)

a large boat used for hunting whales