pleasure craft

idiom

: boats used for pleasure rather than work

We saw many fishing boats and pleasure craft on the bay.

Examples of pleasure craft in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Perry who happily hopped aboard a billionaire’s galactic pleasure craft is the Perry who’s friends with the toilet, is the Perry who sings about feeling like a plastic bag and living in a woman’s world, is the Perry who showed up to the Met Gala dressed like a hamburger. —Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025

Strong currents and large debris can threaten pleasure craft safety during high flows. —Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2024

Its 5,000 berths across 22 marinas can accommodate a wide range of vessels, from pleasure craft and luxury yachts to gigayachts. —Dubai Tourism Contributor, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024

And though container ships create the most underwater noise, smaller vessels — including fishing boats and pleasure craft — also contribute to the volume, which can affect not only whales but also dolphins, spiny lobsters and some fish. —Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024

Rhymes for pleasure craft

• antiaircraft
• choreographed
• chromatographed
• mimeographed
• abaft
• aircraft
• camshaft
• crankshaft
• downdraft
• engraft
• priestcraft
• redraft