boation

B3O1A1T1I1O1N1
UK/bəʊˈeɪʃən/

noun

Bellowing.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nounboation (countable and uncountable, plural boations)

plural boations

  1. obsoleteuncountableBellowing.
  2. countableobsoleteA roar.

Origin

  1. Latinboātiō“roaring”, “bellowing”
  2. Englishboation

From Latin boātiō (“roaring”, “bellowing”), noun of action of boō (“to roar”, “to bellow”).

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APA

boation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boation

MLA

“boation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boation.

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