boat racing | the sport of racing boats |
New World flycatcher flycatcher tyrant flycatcher tyrant bird | large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing |
vermillion flycatcher firebird Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus | tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona, adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage |
scissortail scissortailed flycatcher Muscivora-forficata | grey flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings |
Old World flycatcher true flycatcher flycatcher | any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing |
spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata Muscicapa grisola | common European woodland flycatcher with greyish-brown plumage |
long-billed marsh wren Cistothorus palustris | American wren that inhabits tall reed beds |
sedge wren short-billed marsh wren Cistothorus platensis | small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows |
hadrosaur hadrosaurus duck-billed dinosaur | any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet, may have been partly aquatic |
black-billed cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus | North American cuckoo, builds a nest and rears its own young |
ivorybill ivory-billed woodpecker Campephilus principalis | large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill, nearly extinct |
platypus duckbill duckbilled platypus duck-billed platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus | small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet, only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae |
boatbill boat-billed heron broadbill Cochlearius cochlearius | tropical American heron related to night herons |
razorbill razor-billed auk Alca torda | black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill |
thick-billed murre Uria lomvia | a variety of murre |
pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps | American grebe having a black-banded whitish bill |
water boatman boat bug | carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs |
banana boat | a ship designed to transport bananas |
boat | a small vessel for travel on water |
boat deck | the upper deck on which lifeboats are stored |
boat hook | pole-handled hook used to pull or push boats |
boat train | a train taking passengers to or from a port |
boat whistle | a whistle on a boat that is sounded as a warning |
cabin cruiser cruiser pleasure boat pleasure craft | a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board |
canal boat narrow boat narrowboat | a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals |
cattleship cattle boat | a cargo ship for the transport of livestock |
fishing boat fishing smack fishing vessel | a vessel for fishing, often has a well to keep the catch alive |
flying boat | a large seaplane that floats with its fuselage in the water rather than on pontoons |
gravy boat gravy holder sauceboat boat | a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce |
guard boat | a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships |
jolly boat jolly | a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work |
mackinaw Mackinaw boat | a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes |
mailboat mail boat packet packet boat | a boat for carrying mail |
paddle boat paddle | a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat |
patrol boat patrol ship | a vessel assigned to patrol an area |
picket boat | a boat serving as a picket |
pilot boat | a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships |
police boat | a boat used by harbor police |
PT boat mosquito boat mosquito craft motor torpedo boat | a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat, P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat |
racing boat | a boat propelled by oarsmen and designed for racing |
river boat | a boat used on rivers or to ply a river |
rowing boat | a rowboat |
sailboat sailing boat | a small sailing vessel, usually with a single mast |
sea boat | a boat that is seaworthy, that is adapted to the open seas |
small boat | a boat that is small |
submarine pigboat sub U-boat | a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes |
tender ship's boat pinnace cutter | a boat for communication between ship and shore |
torpedo boat | small high-speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in coastal waters |
torpedo-boat destroyer | small destroyer that was the forerunner of modern destroyers, designed to destroy torpedo boats |
boat race | a race between people rowing or driving boats |