Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Boating \Boat"ing\, n.
   1. The act or practice of rowing or sailing, esp. as an
      amusement; carriage in boats.

   2. In Persia, a punishment of capital offenders, by laying
      them on the back in a covered boat, where they are left to
      perish.

Boat \Boat\ (b[=o]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boated}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Boating}.]
   1. To transport in a boat; as, to boat goods.

   2. To place in a boat; as, to boat oars.

   {To boat the oars}. See under {Oar}.

Source : WordNet®

boating
     n : water travel for pleasure [syn: {yachting}]