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
Bring your own watercraft or rent a kayak or stand-up paddleboard at the park for an easy-breezy paddle.
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Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 2 Feb. 2025
Over the next 52 hours, a search for Marron used helicopters, boats, personal watercraft and surfboards to cover a nearly 460-square-mile area.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
His portfolio includes a 215-horsepower watercraft and the Snoped, an upright single-track snow bike with stark, boxy bodywork.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
The firefighters used the watercraft to reach three hunters that had lost control of their boat and were unable to make it to shore.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 2 Feb. 2025
Over the next 52 hours, a search for Marron used helicopters, boats, personal watercraft and surfboards to cover a nearly 460-square-mile area.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
His portfolio includes a 215-horsepower watercraft and the Snoped, an upright single-track snow bike with stark, boxy bodywork.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
The firefighters used the watercraft to reach three hunters that had lost control of their boat and were unable to make it to shore.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watercraft
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Guests are encouraged to take an interest in these fields of study via the lectures, and also through daily science boat excursions and lab breakout sessions that allow guests to participate in the collection of scientific data.—
Will McGough,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The property where the body was recovered Monday was previously searched by boat, land, and air in the first week of Jordan’s disappearance, the Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2025
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Instead of spewing fire at the vessels or attacking them directly with the dragon’s cruel metal claws, the gameplay ends up relying on holding down one of the controller’s back triggers to auto-target, then alternating between shooting and dodging green projectiles to get the job done.—
Kazuma Hashimoto,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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According to The Maritime Executive, the vessel, under U.S. sanctions, has arrived in Iran despite ongoing concerns over Iran's missile capabilities and its ties to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL).—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Men in canoes hanging close to shore broke through the waves into the open ocean to help the hunters form a semicircle around the dolphins and corral them to land.—
Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Rent a kayak, canoe or paddleboard and make your way through the park’s 50 miles of mangrove wilderness.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Three people were aboard one kayak when an incident occurred and caused all three people to fall into the water, according to a statement from Texas Parks and Wildlife.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Mar. 2025
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Paddlers can wind their way via canoe or kayak through Cane Bayou, surrounded by cypress trees, turtles, waterfowl, and other creatures.—
Casey Barber,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2025
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Highlights From The Palm Beach International Boat Show The Palm Beach International Boat Show (which runs from March 19 to 23) is one of the marquee events on the superyacht circuit—with more than $2 billion worth of yachts over 82 feet for sale and plenty of boats that can be chartered.—
Passport by ForbesLife,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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And for Rihanna, this means tying her hair up with a scarf on a yacht in Barbados.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Watercraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watercraft. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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