noun
- long poles with hooks at one end, used for pulling or pushing boats or for retrieving objects from water
Usage: nautical; plural form of boathook
Examples
- The crew used boathooks to pull the dinghy closer to the dock.
- Several boathooks were stored along the side of the yacht.
- The sailor grabbed one of the boathooks to push away from the pier.
- Boathooks are essential equipment on most sailing vessels.
- They used boathooks to retrieve the life ring that had fallen overboard.
- The marina provided boathooks for boats that needed assistance docking.