stake-boat

A rowing crew steers their shell toward the stake-boat at the start of the race.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Racing marker: A "stake-boat" is a boat anchored in a body of water to mark a specific point, such as the starting or turning point in a boat race.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The rowing crew lined up their boat behind the stake-boat before the race began. (The boat served as a fixed marker for the starting position.)
  • During the regatta, the stake-boat indicated where the competitors had to turn. (The anchored boat defined the course's turning point.)

Advanced Usage

• "to anchor a stake-boat": to secure the marker boat in place.
  • The officials anchored the stake-boat at the midpoint of the lake to ensure a fair race. (They fixed the marker boat to prevent drifting.)

Variants and Related Words

• Stake (n): a pointed piece of wood or metal driven into the ground as a marker or support.

  • The surveyor placed a stake at the property boundary. (A marker post.)

• Boat (n): a small vessel for traveling on water.

  • They rowed the boat to the racecourse. (A watercraft.)

Synonyms

• Marker boat: a vessel used to indicate a location.
• Buoy boat: a boat functioning like a floating marker.

Related Idioms

• "On the stake-boat line": positioned at the starting marker in a race.
  • The sculls were aligned on the stake-boat line, ready for the signal. (At the starting point marked by the stake-boat.)