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
Also, spray down watercraft and equipment with high-pressure hoses or rinse them off with water.
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Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Two Indiana men were driving the personal watercraft, with each carrying a female passenger, when the collision happened at about noon.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
More than 3,000 watercraft passed through the lock during the 2023 season, the DNR said.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
O’Neal died, while the teen who was operating the watercraft sustained minor injuries, NBC affiliate WITN, CBS affiliate WNCT and ABC affiliate WCTI reported.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Two Indiana men were driving the personal watercraft, with each carrying a female passenger, when the collision happened at about noon.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
More than 3,000 watercraft passed through the lock during the 2023 season, the DNR said.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
O’Neal died, while the teen who was operating the watercraft sustained minor injuries, NBC affiliate WITN, CBS affiliate WNCT and ABC affiliate WCTI reported.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watercraft
Noun
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The station was also responsible for unique private concerts like All Time Low's 2024 gig inside The Rave's empty pool and Weezer's 2017 performance on a boat on the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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It is reserved for two duck boats and vast piles of decoys.—
Worth Matthewson,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
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The vessel will sail four and five-day cruises from Port Canaveral, including stops at its new private Bahamas destination, Celebration Key.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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That indicates passengers who’d caught the virus were able to exit the vessel on their own.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The sweeping glass and cement lobby doubles as an art gallery, with a magnificent Mayan canoe running through it.—
David Shortell,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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Neighbors and Henderson County Sheriff’s deputies came to the McNeelys' rescue in canoes, kayaks and paddle boards.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Visitors can also tube or kayak along the Delaware, wander the wetlands of the Bashakill Wildlife Management Area, or even tackle sections of the Appalachian Trail, all within a short drive.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 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,
27 Sep. 2025
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Amidst these displays is also, inexplicably, a poster of her and John on a yacht and at a Utah Jazz game (which Bronwyn points out isn’t courtside).—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Ximena is Alia’s first new yacht of 2025, but more fleet members are on the horizon.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Watercraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watercraft. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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