You can row a boat, you can’t row a ship.
That doesn’t help. Where is the distinction between a large boat and a small ship for example ? This has ruined my day.![]()
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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.
Viking longship was rowed.You can row a boat, you can’t row a ship.
Not always, they had sails as well.Viking longship was rowed.
Going off at a slight tangent, how important does someone have to be to get assassinated rather than just murdered
As above: you could put a boat on a ship but you could never put a ship on a boat. Voila.
When does a pond become a lake?It's a ship if it's too big to fit in a pond (as opposed to a lake).
I was just considering throwing in this very point. It's always a space SHIP, never a space BOAT.ships can go in space
Yes, but HOW importantAssassination
Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a person—especially if prominent or important. It may be prompted by political, ideological, religious, personal, financial, or military motives.
I was going to say the same, but remembered when HMS Nottingham ran aground and had to be transported back home on a ship. Does this make HMS Nottingham a boat?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.
what an amazing ship - there cant be many of them in the world. limited usage but vital every now and again.I was going to say the same, but remembered when HMS Nottingham ran aground and had to be transported back home on a ship. Does this make HMS Nottingham a boat?
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Had a mate on Southampton, which had to suffer the same indignity after their collision in the gulf. So, yes, 42's aren't real ships!I was going to say the same, but remembered when HMS Nottingham ran aground and had to be transported back home on a ship. Does this make HMS Nottingham a boat?
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Yes, but HOW important
I would say this is a very specific case.I was going to say the same, but remembered when HMS Nottingham ran aground and had to be transported back home on a ship. Does this make HMS Nottingham a boat?
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