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, 26 Oct. 2024
Sunshine State residents interested in outings on Florida’s myriad lakes, rivers and coastal waterways can explore the latest watercraft at the Daytona Boat Show.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
Sweden, Finland, Estonia, and Denmark have also provided watercraft that can be used to support this operation.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The water vessels were being operated by staff with a juvenile passenger aboard each watercraft, the TWRA said at the time of the crash.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2024
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Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
Sunshine State residents interested in outings on Florida’s myriad lakes, rivers and coastal waterways can explore the latest watercraft at the Daytona Boat Show.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
Sweden, Finland, Estonia, and Denmark have also provided watercraft that can be used to support this operation.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The water vessels were being operated by staff with a juvenile passenger aboard each watercraft, the TWRA said at the time of the crash.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watercraft
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In a video shared on social media, Newton, a participant on Special Forces‘ third season, can be seen standing on a moving speedboat besides an instructor, as a helicopter hovers above the boat from a short distance away.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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When the boat was not returned on time, staff found it on the north side of the lake with Josey sleeping in his life jacket on board, but Rivera was not with her child.Bailey Richards, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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Sweeping sanctions by the U.S. against Russia’s energy companies and operators of vessels that transport oil will complicate Indian efforts to keep importing cheap Russian crude and could push up inflation in Asia’s third-largest economy, analysts said.Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
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As of January 17, the locations of 12 vessels were publicly available via military disclosures, as well as open-source imagery captured by satellites or ship-spotters.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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The 2028 Games will be spread throughout Southern California and stretch as far south as Temecula — about 90 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles — and as far east as Oklahoma City, about 1,300 miles away, where softball and canoe slalom will be held.Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
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For now, the skeleton of a female humpback whale is laid out on the floor of the lighthouse, and three canoes are propped up in one wing of the old building.John Bartlett, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
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Take a kayak trip to the island’s many disparate aquatic ecosystems from salt marshes to the intracoastal waterway.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
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The company offered two-hour sessions with elephants that included activities ranging from cooking classes to kayak sessions.Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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The sailboats in the force ranged from day cruisers to 150-foot racing yachts.David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Guo also gained notoriety for palling around with Trump adviser Steve Bannon, whose 2020 arrest on his own fraud charges took place on the tycoon’s yacht.Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Watercraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watercraft. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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