"boaty" meaning in English

See boaty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more boaty [comparative], most boaty [superlative]
Etymology: boat + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|boat|y}} boat + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} boaty (comparative more boaty, superlative most boaty)
  1. (colloquial) Relating to boats. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-boaty-en-adj-ylt~8OlP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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