0 a vehicle for travelling on water -- barco, barca
1 a small vehicle for traveling on water -- barco [ masculine ]
We crossed the river by boat. Cruzamos el río en barco.
2 a large ship -- barco [ masculine ]
passengers getting on the boat pasajeros subiendo al barco
The primary purpose of the patrol boats is to save people’s lives at sea and not to wage war on immigrants.
The financial crisis has shown that, in times of turbulence, it is better to be in a large, safe ship than in a small boat.
It has neither the know-how nor the boats nor the fleet to fish its own waters.
Some will have to stay with their boats tied up watching fishermen from other nationalities fish their very shores.
When a boat is manufactured, it is not known which conditions it will be used for.
You cannot persuade a skipper to tie up his boat when he knows that the waters are being plundered by someone else.
Small boats like dinghies can of course be rebuilt on the spot.
That includes boat modernisation, notably where safety on board is concerned.
