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caïques

noun

plural of caïque

as in yachts

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At the higher end, with yachts over 250 feet, Americans are the majority of the market.

— Robert Frank, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Someone who buys one hypercar is often likely to buy another, much as people who own private jets or yachts may acquire more than one.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of yachts

Noun

The Navy is currently building five F110 Bonifaz-class frigates.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Malta, Cyprus, and Ireland have their own naval forces, but not the sort of frigates or destroyers needed for high-threat escort operations.

— Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of frigates

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The 1970s marked a reinvigoration in quilting culture, with the introduction of specialty rulers and rotary cutters for use with modern patterns.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The 1,680-ton tunnel-boring machine unveiled Monday is nearly the length of two football fields and armed with cutters harder than diamonds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of cutters

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Merchant galleons coursing into the port of Caldera would be groaning with cacao, tobacco, livestock and hardwoods, transported down by mule from the transit hub of Esparza in the mountain basin above.

— Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
The Spanish, who had at first just flitted along the coast in their galleons, had begun marching inland and overland from Mexico with crosses and soldiers and soldiers’ families.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of galleons

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That’s a good thing, because the Viceroy flies lower than the masts of larger sailboats and much lower than, say, the upper decks of a cruise ship.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026
Instead, at this landmark property you’re treated to 360-degree waterfront views of the Old Port, sailboats, and historic lighthouses.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of sailboats

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In-store events also offer shoppers the chance to gather and make something by hand—from personalized ornaments to holiday junk journals.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 26 Oct. 2026
Such small pieces of junk are also impossible to track and therefore avoid.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of junk

Noun

Operating as close as possible to the Libyan search-and-rescue zone, its crew deployed fast rigid inflatable boats (RHIBs) to reach overcrowded inflatable dinghies before larger rescue vessels could arrive.

— Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 17 July 2026
His anti-immigration message has shifted from focusing on Polish plumbers to asylum seekers in dinghies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 June 2026

Definition of dinghies

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