cabin cruiser

noun

Synonyms of cabin cruisernext
: cruiser sense 1b

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Officials have identified another victim after a 49-foot cabin cruiser capsized in the San Francisco Bay on July 14, leaving a 79-year-old man dead and three people missing. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 17 July 2026 Madruga's body was recovered Thursday by a police marine unit, two days after the Volare, a 49-foot (15-meter) cabin cruiser, sank with 20 people aboard after being hit by a wave and capsizing. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 At least two boats capsized in San Francisco Bay this week, including a 49-foot cabin cruiser carrying 20 people just 600 yards from Alcatraz Island. — Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 Upon arrival, authorities found that a 33-foot cabin cruiser motorboat carrying nine passengers had struck a smaller vessel carrying five passengers. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cabin cruiser

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First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cabin cruiser was in 1896

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cabin cruiser

noun
: cruiser sense 3

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