Definition of boats:
(n) :
A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.
(n) :
(poker slang) A full house.
(n) :
A conveyance, utensil, or dish somewhat resembling a boat in shape.
(n) :
(informal) A large and heavy car; the term connotes wasteful size.
(n) :
(organic chemistry, physical chemistry) One of two possible conformations of cyclohexane rings (the other being chair), shaped roughly like a boat.
(n) :
(Australian politics, informal) The refugee boats arriving in Australian waters, and by extension, refugees generally.