caïque

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Noun
  • Despite its name, the not-for-profit yacht club has very few yachts, which generally are considered larger boats with internal cabins.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
  • But what are the best spots to charter a motorboat or charter a yacht?
    Forbes Staff, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • What To Know The Joint Staff of the Japanese Defense Ministry reported that two Chinese naval vessels—the Type 055 destroyer CNS Lhasa and the Type 054A frigate CNS Weifang—transited the Osumi Strait, south of Japan's main island of Kyushu, between Wednesday and Thursday.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
  • As a result, the surface of the land and sea is an open book that anyone with an internet connection can read to the point where the embarrassing launch failure of a North Korean frigate is instantly world news instead of a vague rumor.
    David Szondy May 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • Last week, skeletal remains found on New Jersey beaches were identified as those of a 19th-century schooner captain.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 May 2025
  • This year, look out for General Patton’s private schooner, When-and-If, among others.
    Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • According to Yle’s sources, Cruise ordered his sloop from Nautor Swan in February.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 June 2025
  • Today, the colonial-era port Nelson's Dockyard is a UNESCO World Heritage Site complete with two boutique hotels, a museum, local craft shops, cafes and restaurants, and a marina filled with everything from stately sloops to gaudy megayachts.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2025
Noun
  • Boaters can explore the Cyclades in wooden boats, catamarans or yachts.
    Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • Rolex is the titular sponsor of the SailGP Championship, which sees national teams racing in identical high-tech, high-speed 50-foot foiling catamarans around the world at speeds approaching 60 miles per hour in a quest for a total prize money of $12.8 million.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Moreland, who has more than 30 years experience sailing topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques, as well as five world voyages under his belt, said the Picton Castle will be hosting a range of school groups on the vessel.
    Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, 6 Mar. 2018
Noun
  • Wreck 5 was built using a method known as caravel planking, where planks are placed end to end without overlapping, archaeologist and project leader Håkan Altrock said in the release.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Engulfed in the unpredictable Dionysian crowds rocking him left and right like a 15th century caravel, Reed vowed to carry on until morning like locals traditionally do.
    Ana Leorne, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Bringing personal clippers or files can help reduce contamination risk.
    Lauren Paige Richeson, Health, 14 May 2025
  • The 10 inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail in a stunning overnight escape last week used electric hair trimmers with multiple clipper blades to help cut their way through the cell walls, a source with direct knowledge of the investigation told CNN.
    Ryan Young, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
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“Caïque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ca%C3%AFque. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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