Watercraft

thumb|right|A recreational motorboat with an [[outboard motor]] A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size or capacity, its shape, or its ability to carry boats.

thumb|A dinghy thumb|A 17th-century sailing raft in Paita harbour (Peru). thumb|A container ship in the Suez Canal

thumb|A rowing dinghy in use thumb|Typical Finnish rowing boats on the shore of Palokkajärvi, Jyväskylä thumb|A rowing boat in Japan thumb|Three members of a student rowing club in a coxed pair in the Amstel River thumb|Woman rowing sampan with her feet in Ninh Bình Province of northern Vietnam Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically attached to the boat, and the rower drives the oar like a lever, exe

surface that forms the stern of a vessel

type of offshore platform used in production of oil or gas

entry of passengers onto a vehicle, usually in public transportation

thumb|A Voadeira in Anavilhanas National Park