boat traffic

collocation in English

meaningsofboatandtraffic

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boat
noun[C]
uk
/bəʊt/us
/boʊt/
a small vehicle for travelling ...
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traffic
noun[U]
uk
/ˈtræf.ɪk/us
/ˈtræf.ɪk/
the number of vehicles moving along roads, or the amount of aircraft, trains, or ships moving along ...
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(Definition ofboatandtrafficfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofboat traffic

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This location is especially advantageous for smallboattrafficduring the rainy season when hurricanes rage along the coast.
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The meadows are not put to a lot of use and there is no commercialboattraffic.
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Theboattrafficcan certainly be expected to grow.
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That suggested to the working group a possible correlation with boating since aquatic plants do not thrive in waters where there is heavyboattraffic.
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Otherboattrafficwill cease for the key period, and cruise operators and others have been informed of what is expected of them.
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There is littleboattrafficat night and minor delays would be the only inconvenience to boaters.
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I think that we are all mindful of the fact that, with the dome, there is probably moreboattrafficon that stretch than hitherto.
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In sensitive lakes, we currently meet the environmental demands through limits onboattraffic, for example boating bans in certain areas during the birds' breeding periods.
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But by 1884, the canal had become so busy with steam-poweredboattrafficthat rowing was forced to cease.
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The agreement limits motorboattrafficon the lake, and requires inspection of all boats for invasive aquatic plant species prior to launching.
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Today the canal is no longer used forboattraffic, but is still in water and is an important nature reserve.
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The new high-level fixed bridge eliminates traffic delays caused when opening the former low-level swing bridge to allowboattrafficto pass through.
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These waterways are suitable only for small leisureboattraffic.
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A wooden pile fender protects the pivot pier and the opened swing span from collisions withboattrafficon the river.
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There is also scheduledboattraffic, but the long distances lead to long travel times and low frequency.
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Waterfront development will also lead to moreboattraffic.
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The structure includes navigation locks to handle ever-increasingboattraffic.
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It continued to be used as a signal station for the riverboattrafficfor about another century.
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This allowed the span to be partially raised to allow small and mediumboattrafficto pass underneath without disrupting vehicular traffic.
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This always includes bus traffic, and oftenboattraffic.
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