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Boat

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

A small open vessel or watercraft, usually moved by oars or rowing. It is commonly distinguished in law from a ship or vessel, by being of smaller size and without a deck.

In S. v. Open Boat, 5 Mason. 120, 137, Fed. Cas. No. 15,967.