Phrase guide

fishing boat

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A boat used for fishing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fishing smack, fishing vessel

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vessel, watercraft

Narrower terms: trawler, dragger

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 漁船 /渔船 (yúchuán) — boat used for fishing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 漁舟 /渔舟 (yúzhōu) — boat used for fishing
  • Danish: fiskefartøj — boat used for fishing
  • Danish: fiskekutter — boat used for fishing
  • Danish: fiskerbåd — boat used for fishing
  • Dutch: vissersboot — boat used for fishing
  • Finnish: kalastajavene — boat used for fishing
  • Finnish: kalastusvene — boat used for fishing
  • French: navire de pêche — boat used for fishing
  • French: bateau de pêche — boat used for fishing
  • Galician: barco pesqueiro — boat used for fishing
  • Galician: pesqueiro — boat used for fishing
  • German: Fischerboot — boat used for fishing
  • Greek: ψαρόβαρκα (psaróvarka) — boat used for fishing
  • Ancient Greek: λέμβος (lémbos) — boat used for fishing
  • Hebrew: סִירַת דּוּגָה (sirát dugá) — boat used for fishing
  • Hebrew: דּוּגִית (dugít) — boat used for fishing
  • Hungarian: halászhajó — boat used for fishing
  • Hungarian: halászcsónak — boat used for fishing
  • Irish: bád iascaireachta — boat used for fishing
  • Irish: bád iascaigh — boat used for fishing
  • Italian: peschereccio — boat used for fishing
  • Japanese: 漁船 (gyosen) — boat used for fishing
  • Korean: 어선 (eoseon) — boat used for fishing
  • Latvian: zvejas kuģis — boat used for fishing
  • Norman: baté pêtcheux — boat used for fishing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fiskebåt — boat used for fishing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fiskefartøy — boat used for fishing
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fiskebåt — boat used for fishing
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fiskefartøy — boat used for fishing
  • Polish: barkas — boat used for fishing
  • Portuguese: pesqueiro — boat used for fishing
  • Portuguese: barco de pesca — boat used for fishing
  • Portuguese: barco pesqueiro — boat used for fishing
  • Russian: рыболо́вное судно́ (rybolóvnoje sudnó) — boat used for fishing
  • Russian: рыба́цкая ло́дка (rybáckaja lódka) — boat used for fishing
  • Spanish: barco pesquero — boat used for fishing
  • Spanish: pesquero — boat used for fishing
  • Swedish: fiskefartyg — boat used for fishing
  • Thai: เรือประมง — boat used for fishing