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as in vessels
a small buoyant structure for travel on water
paddling the little boat across the lake is great exercise, but tiring
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as in ships
a large craft for travel by water
you'll have to take a passenger boat to get to the island
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as in sails
to travel on water in a vessel
boated to the picnic site on an island in the bay
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The Project 885 and Project 885M nuclear submarines were built with the intention to replace the earlier Oscar-class and Akula-class vessels, which had been built in the 1980s.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Jan. 2025 -
Northwest winds of 15 to 25 knots, with gusts up to 30 knots, and waves of 5 to 8 feet are forecasted, creating hazardous conditions for small vessels.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Boats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boats. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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