What is Boat?
[[File:Mutandbarge.jpg|thumb|right|A boat with a [[sail]] on the Mississippi River.|250x250px]] [[File:Polizia_di_Stato.jpg|thumb|A police boat in Venice]] A '''boat''' is a [[vehicle]] used to travel on [[water]]. It is smaller than a [[ship]] and can be lifted out of the water and carried on a ship. Some boats have [[sail]]s, some are powered by rowing with [[oar]]s, and some use [[motor]]s. Those that use steam engines are [[steamboat]]<nowiki/>s. There are some boats that can go underwater. They are called [[submarines]]. A narrowboat is a boat designed to be used on narrow [[canal]]s. It is sometimes called a [[barge]]. Historically, most boats have been constructed from [[wood]]. However, more recently built boats are often made of metals like [[steel]] and [[aluminium]]. Expensive boats may have parts made from [[fiberglass]] or [[composite material]]s and some even have helicopter pads. During the [[COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia]], all are in the same boat, just trying to stay afloat.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Zandy|first=Moe|last2=Kurdi|first2=Sylvia El|last3=Samji|first3=Hasina|last4=McKee|first4=Geoff|last5=Gustafson|first5=Reka|last6=Smolina|first6=Kate|date=2023-02-27|title=Mental health-related healthcare service utilisation and psychotropic drug dispensation trends in British Columbia during COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study|url=https://gpsych.bmj.com/content/36/1/e100941|journal=General Psychiatry|language=en|volume=36|issue=1|doi=10.1136/gpsych-2022-100941|issn=2517-729X|pmc=PMC9971830|pmid=10.1136/gpsych-2022-100941}}</ref> == History == {{Commons|Boat}}The [[Pesse canoe|Pesse Canoe]] is likely the oldest boat recovered to date as it was built sometime around 8,000 BCE<ref>{{cite book |last=Smith |first=Christopher |date=1992 |title=The last Stone Age Hunters of the British Isles |location= |publisher=Routledge |page=142 |isbn=0415072026}}</ref> ==Photos== [[File:BUMBOAT AT CHANGI VILLAGE JETTY.jpg|thumb]] [[File:Bumboats in Clarke Quay 20130210a.jpg|thumb]] [[File:Lifeb