POSKETT AT THE VALLEY
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One for the international break.
Almost impossible to find a definition.
Almost impossible to find a definition.
[Travel] When does a boat become a ship
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Coldeanseagull
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Probably when it's sinking, I mean, you can't boat water but you can ship it
JOLovegrove
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- Jan 30, 2012
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Ah. Finally. Being someone that works on a cruise ship, this is something that often gets asked.
I was always told a boat can fit on a ship. We have lifeboats on a cruise ship.
I was always told a boat can fit on a ship. We have lifeboats on a cruise ship.
Ah, but I’ve seen a ship in a bottle on a boat.
GingerBeerMan
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- Dec 29, 2011
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I think a boat is a general catch-all term for a vessel that travels over water. A ship is a large vessel that moves over water. So therefore a ship is a boat but not all boats are ships.
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Such a slow life on the island
Nottseagull
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And under; submarines are boats.
Ship - Wikipedia
A ship is a large vessel that travels the world's oceans and other navigable waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity and purpose.
When it isn't full of illegal asylum seekers?
Stop the ships?
No, we don't want that.
Nottseagull
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Excuse me?!
GT49er
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'Ship' doesn't encompass inflatables, come on!
GT49er
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One of those things where size does count.
- Apr 5, 2014
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Wouldn't we solve the problem of asylum seekers if we just simply put up signs telling them where they were ?
Kalimantan Gull
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Thats a good question Grandad
Man of Harveys
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As above: you could put a boat on a ship but you could never put a ship on a boat. Voila.
- Apr 19, 2018
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Does that mean it’s a relative definition and any ship can become a boat if it’s put on a bigger ship?
A Ship leans outboard when turning, a Boat does the opposite.
Ships carry Boats, Boats don’t carry Boats
Ships carry Boats, Boats don’t carry Boats
Man of Harveys
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Defining a boat or ship is very much like defining a beautiful woman: when you see one you know.