Thesaurus results for WATERCRAFT

watercraft

noun

ˈwȯ-tər-ˌkraft

Definition of watercraft

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 The tactic worked, the buzzer blared and Houshmand was scooped up by a watercraft for a victory lap, an American flag hoisted in victory. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2026 On Saturday, a man in Tampa died after being struck by lightning while riding a personal watercraft. — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 Boaters of all backgrounds will wade into the world of watercraft this weekend as the Orlando Boat Show floats into Central Florida. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026 The team of first responders was able to stabilize the victim until Marine 21 and additional fire rescue watercraft arrived at the scene, per Smith. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for watercraft

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Noun

The most recent, in 2023, was yachting company Cantiere del Pardo, founded in 1973 and specializing in sailing boats.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
The exercise took place in the northern Cretan Sea and brought together a wide range of Greek naval assets, air platforms and Israeli missile boats to demonstrate operational readiness and strengthen interoperability between the two navies.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of boat

Noun

Modern naval operations increasingly depend on the coordination of multiple platforms rather than the capabilities of a single vessel or sensor.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Four Seasons, Aman and Orient Express are among the brands bringing luxury hospitality to yacht-style vessels.

— Contessa Brewer,Ryan Ruggiero, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of vessel

Noun

Instead, new tariffs will be applied to Canadian exports of cocoa powder, vinyl flooring, shampoo, canoes and other products.

— New York Times, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026
And in May of last year, 61-year-old Cynthia Diekema was killed after an alligator tipped her out of her canoe.

— Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of canoe

Noun

On the first night of the charter, Kerry sends Alex to accompany the guests on their twilight kayak excursion, during which the guests are spared any paddling.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026
Another fisherman, David Zamora, reported a similar encounter near Cambria in 2019, when a roughly 10-foot great white shark bit his kayak about two miles offshore from Leffingwell Landing, according to local news outlet KSBY.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of kayak

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