- boatable
- A term applied in some states to minor rivers and streams capable of being navigated in small boats, skiffs, or launches, though not by steam or sailing vessels.See also navigable
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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Boatable — Boat a*ble, a. 1. Such as can be transported in a boat. [1913 Webster] 2. Navigable for boats, or small river craft. [1913 Webster] The boatable waters of the Alleghany. J. Morse. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boatable — ˈbōd.əbəl, ōtə adjective : navigable for boats, especially small river craft the canal will be boatable for your ark while the others are still mudfast S.H.Adams … Useful english dictionary
boatable waters — Waters within a state which are of common passage, as highways; that is, waters which can be used in their ordinary condition as highways for commerce conducted in the customary mode of trade and travel on water. New England Trout & Salmon Club v … Ballentine's law dictionary
boatable — adj. suitable for boating, suitable for sailing … English contemporary dictionary
boatable — boat·a·ble … English syllables
boatable — A term applied in some states to minor rivers and streams capable of being navigated in small boats, skiffs, or launches, though not by steam or sailing vessels. See also navigable … Black's law dictionary
boat — boatable, adj. boatless, adj. /boht/, n. 1. a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion. 2. a small ship, generally for specialized use: a fishing boat. 3 … Universalium
Chattooga River — This article is about the river forming the boundary between Georgia and South Carolina; for the river with the same name in western Georgia and eastern Alabama, see Chattooga River (Alabama Georgia). Chattooga River near Dick s Creek Falls The… … Wikipedia
Perdido Key, Florida — is an unincorporated community located in Escambia County, Florida, between Pensacola, Florida and Orange Beach, Alabama. [cite web|url=http://www.perdidochamber.com/|title=Perdido Chamber of Commerce|accessdate=2007 05 29] Perdido means lost in… … Wikipedia
navigable — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. traversable, off soundings, passable, open; see safe 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. passable, boatable. see navigate III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Capable of being passed, traversed, or crossed: negotiable … English dictionary for students
