From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishboatingboat‧ing /ˈbəʊtɪŋ $ ˈboʊt-/ noun [uncountable] TTWDLOthe activity of travelling in a small boat for pleasure Let’s go boating on the lake.
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boating• Nearby Activities: boating, golf, swimming pool, squash, sauna, solarium.• Activities: boating, bowling rink, cricket tables, pitch & putt course, grass and hard tennis courts.• The authorities decided not to allow boating on the lake.• Members heard that leisure facilities such as fishing and boating will be improved by permanent fishing platforms and a proper jetty.• Kirchberg has a small lake which is excellent for both swimming and boating.• At the top of the list is boating of all kinds.• After the hectic activity of summer, I look forward to doing more relaxed boating and fishing trips in early autumn.go boating• I decided Radish had better go boating.• When my son, Douglas, was just thirteen, he and I went boating on Lake Michigan.• His immediate solution was to go boating. 