A boat, while generally referring to the nautical craft, has several other meanings:

• A ship can be informally be known as a boat, especially by its crew. This use is uncommon in the case of a warship, and can be considered insulting.
• In the competitive rowing, the boat is the crew members. A university might refer to its 'first boat', meaning the rowers who make up their best team, rather than their best piece of equipment.
• Boat is the usual term for submarine rather than a "ship". This dates from the early days of submarine warfare, when submarines were essentially motor torpedo boats which could submerge.
• In Great Lakes shipping, boat refers to any vessel, even one which would normally be considered a "ship" on the ocean.
• In some versions of cockney rhyming slang, "boat" means face, from "boat race".
• A gravy boat is a small jug used to dispense meat gravy at the dining table. Similarly: "sauce boat".

• A "stone boat" is a kind of sled used by farmers to haul stones and other heavy objects. It serves a similar function to a trailer with wheels, but it is dragged on skids or directly on the ground.
• "Boat" can refer to one of the large cars manufactured in America from the 1950s through the 1970s.
• A boat, short for "full boat" is another term for a "full house" in the card game poker.
• Boat is a 2007 short film directed by David Lynch.
• In planning regulations in England and Wales, BOAT is an acronym for "byway open to all traffic"
• BOAT is a reporting platform for investment banks under the MiFID pre- and post-trade transparency (www.boat-project.com)
• BOAT is an acronym for Bug Out Altoids Tin, which is a type of [[mini survival kit
• Boat (band) is the name of an music group fronted by D. Crane.
• Boat is a city in Poland more commonly known under Polish name Łódź or anglicised Lodz.
• In chemistry, A conformer of cyclohexane.

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