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
Visitors can browse watercraft including bowriders, center consoles, deck boats, flats boats, freshwater fishing boats, jet boats, pontoons and surf boats to fit any lifestyle and budget.
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Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Freight and passengers are now routinely moved by such watercraft, in a land with endless semi-frozen landscape.
—Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 18 Mar. 2025
Beyond that, the guidance is similar to what would apply on any beach vacation: never swim alone, watch out for watercraft, beware of sharks.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Some less gory options: Battleship Cove, which houses five historic U.S. naval ships and other watercraft, and the Children's Museum.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
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Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Freight and passengers are now routinely moved by such watercraft, in a land with endless semi-frozen landscape.
—Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 18 Mar. 2025
Beyond that, the guidance is similar to what would apply on any beach vacation: never swim alone, watch out for watercraft, beware of sharks.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Some less gory options: Battleship Cove, which houses five historic U.S. naval ships and other watercraft, and the Children's Museum.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watercraft
Noun
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Lauren Vuong fled Vietnam by boat and came to the United States at age 8 with her family.—
Lauren Vuong,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Rescuers used two fire boats, a helicopter and personal watercraft to look for the boy, as well as personnel on the beach, Guzman said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2025
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The crew aboard a converted Navy vessel known as the Okeanos Explorer have since April 8 been mapping and exploring unexplored deepwater regions of Hawaii.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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For the week ending May 3, the number of freight vessels leaving China and headed to the Southern California ports, the main U.S. ports receiving Chinese freight and other Asian trade, is down 29% week over week, according to Port Optimizer, a tracking system for ships.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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How to visit Visitors should spend the night, either at one of the park’s many campgrounds (some drive-in, some backcountry, and many only accessible by canoe) or on the water in a houseboat (permit required).—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
14 Apr. 2025
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And so Africans developed what are known as surf canoes to get from the beach to the coastal fisheries, to get to shipping lanes.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
5 Mar. 2025
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With cozy cabins, 10 landscaped RV sites, a full-service pub, live music on weekends, nearby airboat tours, and kayak and paddle board rentals, The Cove has quietly built a devoted following over the years.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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Bring a canoe, kayak or stand-up paddleboard, along with a life preserver and whistle.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Apr. 2025
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Nobody would have expected Donald Trump – the guy gracing tabloids for yacht parties and messy divorces – to ever, in a million years, become the face of the movement.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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The complaint detailed the October 2019 meeting on a yacht in Doha, Qatar, between McKillen and Hamad bin Khalifa to discuss the opportunity for the royal family to acquire the California hotel, then known as the Montage Beverly Hills.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Watercraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watercraft. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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