boatinglicence
nounUK /ˈbəʊtɪŋˌlaɪsəns/
US /ˈboʊtɪŋˌlaɪsəns/
A boating licence is a card that says you are allowed to drive a boat.
You need a boating licence before you can take the motorboat out on the lake.
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2. An official document proving a person has passed a test on boat safety and rules.
She studied all summer to get her boating licence.
3. Permission from a government office to use a boat on public waters.
The park ranger asked to see our boating licence.
4. A card that must be renewed every few years to keep driving a boat legally.
His boating licence expires next spring, so he needs to renew it.