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Meaning of "boathook" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOATHOOK

boathook  [ˈbəʊtˌhʊk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOATHOOK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Boathook is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOATHOOK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

boathook

Boat hook

A boat hook is part of boating equipment. Its most common use is as a docking and undocking aid. It may be similar to a pike pole, however it must have a blunt tip, for pushing during undocking, with a hook for docking. In addition, it may have a line attached to the other end, which may have a ring for this purpose. It may be also used for pulling things out of water, such as debris or people, as well as for other fetching tasks.

Definition of boathook in the English dictionary

The definition of boathook in the dictionary is a pole with a hook at one end, used aboard a vessel for fending off other vessels or obstacles or for catching a line or mooring buoy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOATHOOK


billhook
ˈbɪlˌhʊk
buttonhook
ˈbʌtənˌhʊk
dough-hook
ˈdəʊˌhʊk
eyehook
ˈaɪˌhʊk
grasshook
ˈɡrɑːsˌhʊk
mudhook
ˈmʌdˌhʊk
pothook
ˈpɒtˌhʊk
reaphook
ˈriːpˌhʊk
skyhook
ˈskaɪˌhʊk
tenterhook
ˈtɛntəˌhʊk
Windhoek
ˈwɪntˌhʊk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOATHOOK

boat trip
boat-billed heron
boat-shaped
boatable
boatbill
boatbuilder
boatbuilding
boatel
boater
boatful
boathouse
boatie
boating
boating holiday
boating lake
boating trip
boatlift
boatlike
boatload
boatman

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOATHOOK

butcher´s hook
cant hook
chook
crochet hook
curtain hook
fifi hook
fish hook
fish-hook
get the hook
grappling hook
meat hook
off the hook
on one´s own hook
on the hook
pruning hook
reaping hook
shook
sling one´s hook
unhook

Synonyms and antonyms of boathook in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «boathook» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOATHOOK

Find out the translation of boathook to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of boathook from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «boathook» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

钩竿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bichero
570 millions of speakers

English

boathook
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

boathook
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

boathook
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

багор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

boathook
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

boathook
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gaffe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boathook
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bootshaken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

boathook
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

boathook
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Boathook
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

boathook
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

boathook
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोथुक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kancaya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

boathook
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bosak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

багор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

boathook
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

boathook
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boathook
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

båtshake
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

båtshake
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of boathook

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOATHOOK»

The term «boathook» is normally little used and occupies the 139.454 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOATHOOK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about boathook

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOATHOOK»

Discover the use of boathook in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to boathook and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
MotorBoating
Aboard my own auxiliary I've inTop of boathook snugged into loop stalled a simple device for securing the boathook vertically on deck alongside the shroud. A wooden block on deck, hollowed out with a brace and bit to form a cup slightly  ...
2
The Clouds Still Hang: The Complete Trilogy
boathook, but that just kept sinking into the mud just below the surface, his wife kept churning up the mud with the engine and two frightened children sat upset and quiet. Simon carefully approached the stranded boat. "Jack, watch the depth  ...
Patrick C Notchtree, 2012
3
Naval Science: A Quarterly Magazine for Promoting the ...
The known behaviour of a shallow raft and of a weighted boathook among waves is in strict accordance with this supposition. Admiral Fishbourne, we observe, exhibited a diagram representing a wave at the United Service Institution, but we  ...
Sir Edward James Reed, Joseph Woolley, 1872
4
Boating
“Just hand me a boathook, two nails, and a file.” You: a. give him a boathook, two nails, and a file. b. give him the boathook and file, but not the nails. c. give him the boathook, two nails, a file, and a can QfWD-4-O. d. use the boathook to keep ...
5
Between Two Harbors
by a breaking wave, I called out to the man again, “Do you have a boathook?” He looked back toward the stern. “Yes!” he hollered back. Then turning to one of the other passengers that were clinging to the rails, he yelled to nobody in ...
Doug Oudin, 2013
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The Shadow of the Lion
"Go," said Katerina roughly, pushing him, hiding her own shrieking nervousness in abrasiveness. As Benito slipped off into the water she decided that she'd try on the other side of the gondola with the boathook she'd brought as ...
Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint, Dave Freer, 2002
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The Man in the Water
On the cabintop, tied down with marline, was a boathook. Dennison freed it and turned to the stern, holding the boathook like a spear. Captain James saw the poised boathook and stopped, treading water five feet from the stern. "What kind of ...
Robert Sheckley, 2008
8
A Handful of Stars
“Got the boathook?” I passed it forward. “Shackleton? Quit thrashing around like that. Grab the hook.” Shackleton made a pass at the hook and missed. The wide swipe his arm made at the hook caused him to begin to revolve and he drifted out  ...
Dana Stabenow, 2011
9
Fix Your Boat and Save: Repair, Maintain and Upgrade Your ...
However, did you also pick up an anchor chain and boathook there? Large home improvement stores sell the same chain used for boat anchors. In fact they probably have a larger range of thickness and weights than the average boat store ...
Bob Miller, 2008
10
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
TABLE 169.535 equipment for Number required for each lifefloat Letter identification and Item Protected water Exposed and partially protected water (a) Boathook (b) Lifeline ..... .. (c) Paddles 1 1 4 1 1 4 TABLE 169.535—Continued Number ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOATHOOK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term boathook is used in the context of the following news items.
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The patrol boat Karanne once flew the Ontario flag over Georgian Bay
Meanwhile, the captain, in a desperate attempt to save his ship, is braced at the stern aiming the tip of a boathook into the boiling surf where it ... «www.parrysound.com, May 15»
2
Mole writes again
He took two oars, a boathook, a wire coathanger and a roll of sticky tape and fashioned a 20-foot long device with a bent hook at the end. «expressandstar.com, Mar 15»
3
Chappy Ferry Battles Ice to Open Passage Across Harbor
Aboard the slip-bound On Time II, Captain Gilkes used a boathook to push a few last bergs to one side. When he and Mr. Wells judged that the ... «The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News, Mar 15»
4
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End - New Ending
He now has an aged brass boathook for a hand, and he has slain the man who took it from him with that very hook. Davey Jones falls to the ... «moviepilot.com, Mar 15»
5
I just rowed around the world . . . and boy are my arms tired
5 horn blasts are not a compliment · Boathook overboard! Practicing COB maneuvers will help if it happens for real · New toy: a wireless ... «Three Sheets Northwest, Feb 15»
6
Where are the Real Tories? We need a party to halt the advance of …
It was defined by the party's last Victorian leader, Lord Salisbury, as “drifting lazily downstream, occasionally putting out a boathook to avoid ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
7
Caribbean Beaches Guide – Treasure Cay Beach, Bahamas
Make your mark by donating a T-shirt to the huge collection suspended from every corner, ceiling and boathook in Pete's Pub & Gallery – then ... «GoGirlfriend, Nov 14»
8
Michael Hofmann Q&A – as it happened
I'm waiting for them to leave the EU and boathook themselves towards the US. Facebook Twitter Google plus. Share. Share this post. Facebook. «The Guardian, Oct 14»
9
No answers yet in border agent's killing of Mexican
... ran toward the commotion, the girls close behind. Gonzalez could see one of the border agents try to snag the swimmer with a long boathook. «The Seattle Times, Oct 14»
10
A Novel Approach to Earning Under Sail
The VI Boating Industry group is reported to have issued its first 'fatwa' via its tight-lipped announcement of “50K for his head atop a boathook!”. «All At Sea, Aug 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Boathook [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/boathook>. May 2024 ».
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