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.