as in boat
a small buoyant structure for travel on water
just about any kind of watercraft can be seen on the lake during the summer
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Recent Examples of watercraft
Families and friends pile into cardboard watercraft of their own construction to commandeer through a course that, most of the time, ends with sinking vessels.
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Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
The boat, a 24-foot open watercraft registered in Florida, had been docked at a pier in Big Pine Key, about 30 miles east of Key West, according to a Monroe County Sheriff's Office incident report.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Get acquainted with this style of watercraft with Wrightsville Performance Sailing.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
For a lakefront property in Muskoka with a private dock, watercraft, multiple fireplaces, a gym and three bedrooms, that rate positions the cottage as a competitive vacation rental beyond any novelty factor.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
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Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
The boat, a 24-foot open watercraft registered in Florida, had been docked at a pier in Big Pine Key, about 30 miles east of Key West, according to a Monroe County Sheriff's Office incident report.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Get acquainted with this style of watercraft with Wrightsville Performance Sailing.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
For a lakefront property in Muskoka with a private dock, watercraft, multiple fireplaces, a gym and three bedrooms, that rate positions the cottage as a competitive vacation rental beyond any novelty factor.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watercraft
Noun
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The season starts with 16 single contestants, and the last couple standing not only leaves the boat with a new boo, but gets a $100,000 trip around the world.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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The watchstanders issued a broadcast alerting other boats in the area, and dispatched a 45-foot Coast Guard response boat and a Jayhawk helicopter.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Instead, the analyst, whom the firm did not name due to the sensitivity of the activity, found that vessels are still moving through the strait, with traffic picking up in recent days to roughly 15 ships per day, according to the firm’s report posted on Substack.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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In addition, the peptide seems to promote angiogenesis, the development of new blood vessels, possibly via a signalling molecule expressed in many human cancers.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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On the Columbia River and its tributaries, the party had to dig out five new canoes and then paddle them through treacherous rapids.—
Craig Fehrman,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 2026
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After spending years developing the Fermilab Holometer, an instrument designed to understand what space and time are made of, Kamai returned to her spiritual roots in Hawaii as an apprentice navigator and crew member of a voyaging canoe.—
Deepa Bharath,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And visitors from all over the country go to take canoe trips and kayak trips down the Rio Grande.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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For relaxation, rent a paddleboard, canoe, or kayak to explore.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
2 Apr. 2026
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The series takes place on a yacht, cruising the coast of Malta.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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To his yacht-aspiring wrist, the buyer buckles a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer II, a watch designed to commemorate Sir Edmund Hillary’s 1953 summit of Everest.—
Adam Erace,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Watercraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watercraft. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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