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boatmanship

boatmanship noun: the art of managing or looking after a boat.

Noun

boatmanship (uncountable)

  1. The art of managing or looking after a boat.

Origin of boatmanship

From boatman + -ship.

Questions about boatmanship

What does boatmanship mean?
Boatmanship means the art of managing or looking after a boat.
What part of speech is boatmanship?
Boatmanship is a noun.

Words near boatmanship in the dictionary

  1. boatmaker
  2. boatmakers
  3. boatmaking
  4. boatman
  5. Boatmans
  6. boatmanship
  7. boatmast
  8. boatmaster
  9. boatmasters
  10. boatmate
  11. boatmates

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