pleasure craft

idiom

: boats used for pleasure rather than work
We saw many fishing boats and pleasure craft on the bay.

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The second incident occurred around 2:40 p.m. when a Coast Guard crew did a routine security boarding on a 20-foot pleasure craft 2 miles south of Point Loma. Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for pleasure craft

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“Pleasure craft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pleasure%20craft. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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