Boating synonyms

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cruising
(Gay slang) A concerted effort to find a sexual encounter with another man especially in a public place although this has been superseded by internet encounters in recent times
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gunkholing
(Nautical) cruising in shallow, coastal waters, spending the nights in gunkholes.
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sailing
Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise
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passage-making
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trawling
A commercial fishing technique in which a net is dragged by a moving boat
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yachting
The action, sport, or recreation of sailing in a yacht
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navigation
Traffic by ship
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navigability
The state of being navigable
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canoeing (related)
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rowing
The action of propelling a boat with oars.
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sculling
The definition of sculling is a type of rowing sport where each rower uses their oars, one in each hand, to move the water vessel forward.
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kayaking
A water sport involving racing, or doing tricks in, a kayak
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rafting
The sport of guiding a raft while descending a river, especially through rapids known as white water rafting
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paddling
The act of moving a boat by means of a paddle.
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drifting
The act by which something drifts.
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  • Drift whales were utilized in the earliest years of the colony, and shore boating for the baleen (or " right ") whale - rich in bone and in blubber yielding common oil - was an industry already regulated by various towns before 1650; but the pursuit of the sperm whale did not begin until about 1713.

  • Bowness lies at the head of a small bay, is served by the lake-steamers of the Furness Railway Company, and is a favourite yachting, boating, fishing and tourist centre.

  • In summer, boating on the lovely reaches of the Thames above the metropolis forms the recreation of thousands.

  • There are good bathing, boating, sailing, fishing and wild-fowl shooting.

  • The town, which has grown rapidly in recent years, is a favourite boating centre for the Parisians.

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