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  • 51Boat (disambiguation) — 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… …

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  • 52race — race1 W2S2 [reıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(sport)¦ 2¦(people)¦ 3¦(get/do something first)¦ 4¦(do something quickly)¦ 5¦(prize/power)¦ 6¦(horse race)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1, 3 6; Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: ras going quickly, running …

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  • 53boat — n American a desirable, attractive individual. This item of adolescent slang is a clipping of the colloquial dreamboat. See: boat race …

    Contemporary slang

  • 54boat — Noun. Face. From the rhyming slang boat race …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 55Race Committee — A Race Committee is responsible for organizing and running a sailboat regatta. The responsibilities of this committee include informing participants, ensuring the venue is set up and ready, holding a Skippers Meeting (usually on the morning of… …

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  • 56Boat positions (sport rowing) — With the exception of single sculls, each rower is numbered by boat position in ascending order from the bow to the stern. The person who is seated on the first seat is always the bowman , or more commonly called just bow , the closest to the… …

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  • 57race — I n. group distinguished by certain physical traits 1) the Caucasoid; Mongoloid; Negroid race 2) the human race 3) the (so called) master race II n. contest of speed competition 1) to organize, stage a race 2) to drive; row; run a race 3) to… …

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  • 58Race to the Sea — The Race to the Sea was a name given to a period of World War I when, on the Western Front, the two sides were still engaged in mobile warfare. With the German advance stalled at the First Battle of the Marne, the opponents continually attempted… …

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  • 59boat — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, small ▪ open ▪ He was adrift in an open boat for three days. ▪ flat bottomed, glass bottomed ▪ …

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  • 60Advice boat — Boat Boat (b[=o]t), n. [OE. boot, bat, AS. b[=a]t; akin to Icel. b[=a]tr, Sw. b[*a]t, Dan. baad, D. & G. boot. Cf. {Bateau}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail. [1913… …

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