small boat

collocation in English

meaningsofsmallandboat

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small
adjective
uk
/smɔːl/us
/smɑːl/
little in size or amount when compared with what is typical ...
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boat
noun[C]
uk
/bəʊt/us
/boʊt/
a small vehicle for travelling ...
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(Definition ofsmallandboatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsmall boat

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You awaken one morning on your amply outfitted but verysmallboatto find that a shipwrecked sailor has climbed aboard.
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This bay has a completely flooded mangrove forest only accessible bysmallboat.
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After ten hours, they returned to thesmallboatand then to the ship.
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The site is only accessible by eithersmallboator helicopter, as certain sections of the river are not navigable by larger equipment.
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The travellers saved themselves but the collections that they had made were in thesmallboat.
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After several immersions in the water, using skis and asmallboat, and with the dogs now more hindrance than help, they arrived at the island.
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The financial crisis has shown that, in times of turbulence, it is better to be in a large, safe ship than in asmallboat.
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We have here a magnificent opportunity forsmallboatsailing on these canals.
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For example,smallboatfishermen might well see advantage in excluding from grounds they have traditionally fished bigger and more powerful boats based elsewhere.
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The people involved withsmallboatsailing are not only very law-abiding; they are usually civic-minded.
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The great pioneers ofsmallboatcruising had not fully emerged.
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The postmaster himself was out there in asmallboat.
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It is of great importance to thesmallboatbuilding industry.
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I made that suggestion because it is not easy to journey from island to island in asmallboat.
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I know that asmallboatthat is not robust can present formidable problems for those on board when they find themselves in choppy water.
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Asmallboatbroke down, leaving an island in a difficult position.
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The sea was as calm as a millpond, so we were able to get into thesmallboat, luckily.
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We are conscious of the problems ofsmallboatbuilders throughout the whole country.
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There are problems which arise from the different effect of the proposals on light aircraft andsmallboatbuilders.
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The service is in the class which has attracted the highest increase, and, like thesmallboatoperators, they had virtually no notice of it.
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