Boating

n.	1.	The act or practice of rowing or sailing, esp. as an amusement; carriage in boats.
	2.	In Persia, a punishment of capital offenders, by laying them on the back in a covered boat, where they are left to perish.

Noun

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boating - water travel for pleasure Synonyms: yachting

canoeing, circumnavigation, coasting, cruising, gunkholing, motorboating, navigability, navigating, navigation, passage-making, periplus, rowing, sailing, sculling, sea travel, seafaring, steaming, travel by water, voyaging, water travel, yachting