Home › Words › S › swingboatswingboatswingboat means A fairground ride consisting of an open gondola which swings back and forth.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, swingboat ranks #13,606 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom swing + boat.nounA fairground ride consisting of an open gondola which swings back and forth.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.chairoplane 68% match — A fairground ride, a variation on the carousel in which the chairs are suspended from the rotating top of the carousel. vs swingboat →carousel 63% match — A pleasure ride, typically found at amusement parks and fairs and accompanied by music, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats, frequently shaped like horses or other animals, cars, etc., which may also move up and down; a merry-go-round. vs swingboat →aswing 59% match — In a state of swinging. vs swingboat →rollercoaster 58% match — An amusement ride consisting of a train on a track that rises, falls, twists and turns. vs swingboat →balancelle 58% match — A garden seat in the form of a swing. vs swingboat →swinging 57% match — The act or motion of that which swings. vs swingboat →fairground 57% match — An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground. vs swingboat →swingable 56% match — Capable of being swung, or made to swing. vs swingboat →