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 dragon boat - Definition 

Dragon boat race (10031 bytes)
1: ...associated with the traditional Chinese '''dragon boat festival''' or '''Tuen Ng Festival''' in Hong Kon...
3: ...jpg|Dragon Boat Race|thumb|right|300px|Two dragon boat teams competing. The drummer, steerer and paddler...
6: ...at. A '''[[drummer]]''' sits at the front of the boat facing backwards, and helps set the pace of the p...
9: ...e#Noun|handle]] of the steering oar to right, the boat will then go left, and ''vice versa''. Besides t...
14: ...e:Dragonboatvictoria.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Dragon Boat crew celebrating at the end of a race]]

Ottawa Dragon Boat Race Festival (462 bytes)
1: ...s an annual festival anchored around a [[dragon]] boat race. Multicultural stage performers, exhibitors,...
6: [http://www.dragonboat.net Ottawa Dragon Boat Race Festival]
9: [[Category:Dragon boat festivals]]

PT boat (5610 bytes)
1: [[Image:PTBoats.jpeg|thumb|right|250px|PT boats in line]]
3: A '''PT boat''' was a motor [[torpedo boat]] ([[hull classification symbol]] "PT"), a small,...
5: ...and [[1945]] by Elco Naval Division of [[Electric Boat]] Company at [[Bayonne, New Jersey]].
7: ...) long with a 20 ft 8 i (6.3 m) beam, the Elco PT boats had three 12-cylinder Packard [[gasoline]] fuele...
9: ... 40 mm gun and four torpedo launching racks. Many boats received ad-hoc refits at advanced bases, mounti...

E-boat (821 bytes)
1: ...rican [[PT boat]] and the British [[motor torpedo boat|MTB]].
3: The boats were 34.9 [[metre]]s long, weighing up to 100 [[...
9: *"German E-Boats 1939-45" by Gordon Williamson and Ian Palmer, Os...
11: *"S-Boote: German E-Boats in Action (1939-1945)" by Jean-Philippe Dallies-...

U-boat (4180 bytes)
1: :''"U-boat" is also a nickname for some [[diesel locomotive]...
4: ...word for submarine. The primary targets of the U-boat campaigns in both world wars were the merchant co...
8: In May of [[1915]], German [[Unterseeboot 20|U-boat U-20]] sank the liner [[RMS Lusitania|RMS ''Lusit...
10: ... announced on [[January 31]], [[1917]] that its U-boats would engage in [[unrestricted submarine warfare...
13: ...suffered extremely heavy casualties, losing 743 U-boats and about 30,000 submariners.

Boat (1792 bytes)
1: ...er]]. A boat is usually smaller than a ship. Some boats are commonly carried by a ship or on land using ...
3: A boat consists of one or more [[buoyancy]] structures c...
7: |[[Image:Boats.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Indonesian transport on Se...
9: ...age:Greece-boat.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|Tourist Boat in Greece]]
11: |[[Image:Moored boat.jpg|thumb|250px|Boat moored to pier on the river]]

Love Boat (1032 bytes)
1: ''For the television show, see ''[[The Love Boat]]''.''
3: ...monly known among its participants as the '''Love Boat'''. In Chinese it is also colloquially referred...

Punt (boat) (5490 bytes)
3: ...eater carrying capacity per overall length than a boat with a narrow or pointed bow. Some very small di...
9: ...y be powered by other than the human force. [[Air boat]]s are specialized punts used in shallow bodies o...
20: ...him into the river); if he does it too early, the boat will lose its momentum and come to a halt underne...
26: ...s well as awkward landings both in and out of the boat. Bridge hopping is practised at the hopper's own ...
29: [[Category:Boat types]]

Alpena (boat) (1781 bytes)

Show Boat (3344 bytes)
1: ...w inside another movie) and [[1951]]. (See [[Show Boat (movie)]].)
7: ...ks advice from Joe, one of the workers aboard the boat.
17: ... material to fashion a distinct version of ''Show Boat''. Nevertheless, the key songs from the show inc...

Three Men in a Boat (1097 bytes)
1: ...s a humorous account by [[Jerome K. Jerome]] of a boating holiday on the [[River Thames|Thames]] between...
9: *{{gutenberg|no=308|name=Three Men in a Boat}}

Go-fast boat (2227 bytes)
1: ...fast.jpg|right|thumb|A "go-fast" is the preferred boat of many smugglers.]]
2: ... is the generic name for the drug [[smuggling]] [[boat]] of choice in many parts of the world in the [[1...
6: ...Guard go-fast boat is a [[Rigid-hulled inflatable boat|RHIB]] equipped with radar and more powerful engi...
9: ...l testimony on technologies for detecting go-fast boats]
10: ...tute article on technologies for stopping go-fast boats]

Type IX U-boat (12541 bytes)
1: ... facilities. It was derived from the [[Type IA U-boat|Type IA]], and appeared in various sub-types.
4: ...l torpedoes. The total of 22 torpedoes allowed U-boat commanders to follow a convoy and strike night af...
5: ...ne|TMA]] or 66 [[TMB mine]]s, but many of the IXC boats were not fitted for mine operations.
13: Eight Type IXA U-boats were built [[AG Weser]] of [[Bremen]].
38: It was the most successful overall with each boat averaging a total of over 100,000 t sunk.

Torpedo boat (5111 bytes)
1: A '''torpedo boat''' is a relatively small and fast [[navy|naval]] ...
9: The result was the torpedo boat, a small boat perhaps 50 feet (15 m) in length with high speed,...
11: ...nly acknowledged today that the very first torpedoboat was the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]]'s [[HNoMS Rap]]&...
13: ...ar enough from the main "van" to keep the torpedo boats away, while still remaining close enough that th...
15: ... British termed them [[E-boat]]s) and [[US]] [[PT boat]]s (standing for ''Patrol Torpedo'') served their...

Type II U-boat (7244 bytes)
1: The '''Type II U-boat''' was designed by [[Germany]] as a coastal
5: ...d under [[Adolf Hitler]], and the first Type II U-boat was laid down on [[February 11]], [[1935]]. Knowi...
7: ...dugout canoe"), it had the advantages over larger boats of the ability to work in shallow water, diving ...
9: The boat had a single hull, with no watertight compartment...
15: .... This, of course, reflects their use as training boats, although accidents accounted for several vessel...

Electric boat (11843 bytes)
1: ...at Corporation]]. This article is about electric boats themselves, rather than this corporation.''
3: ...e also popular, it is perfectly feasible to power boat engines by [[electricity]] too.
5: ... many believe that the time is right for electric boats to become popular again.
8: ...s of the drive system of any electrically powered boat are similar in all cases, and similar to the opti...
13: ...sitting, as are most diesel- and gasoline-powered boats. The power stations that generate the electrici...

Sewn boat (678 bytes)
1: The '''sewn (wooden) boats''' are a [[boat]] or [[ship]] model used in [[Northern Europe]], ...
3: ...le]] boats, and some have proposed to use ''laced boats'' (German ''geschnurte boote'') instead.
5: ...y a combination of the basic architecture of sewn boats and [[cog]]s.
7: [[Longboat]]s or [[longship]]s, usually [[nail (engineering)...
12: [[Category:Boat types]]

Pump boat (276 bytes)
1: ... a small gasoline or diesel engine. Smaller pump boats might be powered by the sort of small single-cyl...

Boat building (7441 bytes)
3: ...oatconstruction.JPG|350px|right|thumb|Traditional boat building in South East Maluku, Indonesia]]
5: ...[[hull (ship)|hull]]s of [[boat]]s and, for [[sailboat]]s, the [[mast]]s, [[spar]]s and [[rigging]].
9: *[[Boat|bow]] - the front and generally sharp end of the ...
11: ...lows the [[crew]] to stand safely and operate the boat more easily. It stiffens an enclosed hull.
13: ...luence on its turning performance and, in sailing boats, resists the sideways pressure of the [[wind]]

Inflatable boat (2288 bytes)
1: ...atable boats.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Two inflatable boats at Horsea Island, England]]
2: ...class) at Ilfracombe, north Devon, England. These boats can reach 60mph]]
4: ...e allowing them to be used as [[liferaft]]s for [[boat]]s or [[aircraft]] or simply so that they can eas...
6: The boat's floor is made of [[steel]], [[wood]] or [[alumi...
8: ...latable boat]] is a development of the inflatable boat.

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