piragua

noun

Definition of piraguanext
as in schooner

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  1. schooner
  2. catamaran
  3. yacht
  4. sloop
  5. cutter
  6. ketch
  7. galleon
  8. catboat
Noun
  • Its story began in 1965, when a Texas oil executive named Johnno Jackson and his wife, Helen, were sailing the South Pacific on their schooner, the New Moon.
    Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
  • This July 2023 photo provided by State Historical Society of Wisconsin shows the schooner Trinidad's wheel.
    CBS News, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of schooner
Noun
  • Until then, consider sailing the coastline aboard a 120-person catamaran with Solo Expediciones.
    Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The people on the 50-foot catamaran, called the Serenity, called for help after the vessel started taking on water following the failure of a gasket on the escape hatch.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of catamaran
Noun
  • According to the yacht's maker Dive Pro Liveaboard, the Sea Story was built in 2022 as a four-deck vessel and registered in Safaga, Egypt.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
  • According to the yacht's captain, the suspicious boats followed the vessel's course for two hours, despite evasive maneuvers deployed to shake them off.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of yacht
Noun
  • Twenty men on Maynard’s sloop died, and Blackbeard presumed the rest of the crew dead.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The performance sloop will showcase the Brit’s signature contemporary styling, with a reverse bow for maximum waterline length and a sleek hull for effortless cruising.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2024
Definition of sloop
Noun
  • KitchenAid Metal Food Grinder Attachment $100 $75 Amazon Pasta rollers and cutters Homemade pasta easily comes together with these handy attachments.
    Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The set includes a matching pizza cutter and cashmere storage sack with leather drawstring and a kit for caring for and cleaning the wood (two cashmere cloths and a small bottle of olive oil).
    Rima Suqi, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of cutter
Noun
  • The vessel’s 328-foot submersible aft deck—a feature that first attracted her new owner, who uses OK to transport their 150-foot ketch—is now covered in a carpet of artificial grass.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Perkins had amassed a fleet of vessels over a 25-year period that included the 141-foot Perini Navi Andromeda la Dea, a 154-foot ketch of the same name, and the Herreshoff classic Mariette of 1915.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2024
Definition of ketch
Noun
  • The masts and sails of Galanin’s galleon evoke a decisive moment, symbolizing a point of no return, where past actions force a commitment to a new, uncertain future.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
  • History buffs will delight in Punta Arenas’s maritime museum and life-size replicas of the storied European galleons that once navigated to these remote shores.
    Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of galleon
Noun
  • Those who prefer something more active can rent jet skis or head on a catboat tour in a two-person catamaran.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024
  • At the Seafire, everything from nautical motif chairs upholstered in international flags to a traditional wooden Cayman catboat and prints from local pop artist Dready are found beneath the lobby’s 20-foot ceiling, grounded by natural materials, like weathered wood and polished coral stone.
    Shayne Benowitz, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Definition of catboat
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