boat operator

collocation in English

meaningsofboatandoperator

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boat
noun[C]
uk
/bəʊt/us
/boʊt/
a small vehicle for travelling ...
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operator
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɒp.ər.eɪ.tər/us
/ˈɑː.pə.reɪ.t̬ɚ/
someone whose job is to use and control a machine ...
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(Definition ofboatandoperatorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Tax law provides that those payments should be treated in exactly the same way as any payment that aboatoperatorwould have received had his boat been sold.
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Theboatoperatorremained in business following the accident.
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To get there one would need to pay a localboatoperatorsome kip to take you across to the island.
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Theboatoperatorhook is a symbol of navigation, which was once so important in the region.
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He was a shrimpboatoperatorand, despite being successful at that profession, spent all of his money on frivolous business pursuits.
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The father was a shrimpboatoperatorand, despite being successful at that profession, spent all of his money on frivolous business pursuits, leaving the family in poverty.
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The service is in the class which has attracted the highest increase, and, like the small boat operators, they had virtually no notice of it.
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If boat operators facing serious financial problems—or even bankruptcy, in the most draconian side of the market—sell their boats, what happens?
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Many firms of boat builders and boat operators are holding back investment because of the uncertainty.
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The promotion has been a great success, and links have been formed with local canal societies, inland waterway groups, hire boat operators, museums and others.
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A proposed steering committee for small passenger boats will include three marine directorate district chief surveyors and representatives of the small passenger boat operators' associations.
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The brokers of those "fishing opportunities" make a living by selling licences to the third parties, who may be flag boat operators (quota hoppers).
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Some small boat operators have been driven to defy this unfair ban because of the shortage of other species of fish.
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That transfer will occur without the consent of the boat operators by operation of the law.
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I certainly accept that circumstances can arise in which there is duplication of licensing controls and that this can be confusing and inconvenient to pleasure boat operators.
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Provided we set about it in the right way, this should work to the advantage of all concerned—the licensing authorities, the pleasure boat operators and the boat-going public.
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Boat operators are not permitted to dump oil into the bilge of their boat without means for proper disposal.
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Three jet boat operators have rights to use the river, as do two rafting companies.
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Various passenger and equipment services are offered by private boat operators.
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