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Boating

//ˈbəʊtɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The activity of going out onto a body of water in a boat. countable, uncountable

    "I like nothing better than to hear of your ridings, and shootings, and boatings."

  2. 2
    water travel for pleasure wordnet
  3. 3
    In Persia, a punishment of capital offenders, by laying them on the back in a covered boat, where they are left to perish. countable, historical, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of boat form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

boat + -ing

Etymology 2

boat + -ing

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