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Recent Examples of workboat
However, two workboats were visible, moored alongside the aircraft carrier's bow, suggesting both sides of the bow may have been painted with the hull number.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
The Italian yard, known for building high-performance steel and aluminium workboats, established Forte Yachts to produce stylish pleasure crafts.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
Rose’s father, Kommer, is among the few billionaires in the field, thanks to his idea of introducing standardization and modular manufacturing from the car industry to building workboats, which shorten delivery times and reduce production costs.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
At the same time, the firm is testing a new, 29-foot-long workboat for the US Coast Guard that can be operated by remote control from shore or switched to a fully autonomous mode.
—Eric Niiler, Wired, 30 Oct. 2020
Forty-odd islanders on 15 workboats spent days dragging the bottom but pulled up only algae and sea grapes.
—Earl Swift, Outside Online, 20 June 2018
Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
The Italian yard, known for building high-performance steel and aluminium workboats, established Forte Yachts to produce stylish pleasure crafts.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
Rose’s father, Kommer, is among the few billionaires in the field, thanks to his idea of introducing standardization and modular manufacturing from the car industry to building workboats, which shorten delivery times and reduce production costs.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
At the same time, the firm is testing a new, 29-foot-long workboat for the US Coast Guard that can be operated by remote control from shore or switched to a fully autonomous mode.
—Eric Niiler, Wired, 30 Oct. 2020
Forty-odd islanders on 15 workboats spent days dragging the bottom but pulled up only algae and sea grapes.
—Earl Swift, Outside Online, 20 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workboat
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One day later, another incident occurred in the evening involving a whaleboat that caught fire and capsized near the province’s Lukolela territory, AP, Al Jazeera and Sky News said, citing Congo’s humanitarian affairs ministry.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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And since each ship carried three to five whaleboats, the amount of rope needed just to conduct whaling operations on one whaleship was as much as ten thousand feet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The dastardly whalers brutally kill the Tulkun, and Quaritch joins a whaling expedition to snuff out Jake Sully and his family.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
18 Dec. 2025
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So all this would not have been possible without the generosity of Alaskan Inuit whalers.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The excess metal goes into roll off boxes or lugger boxes at the customer's factory.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
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One of the luggers offered her the pick of the litter but warned against some old chairs.—
Jake Offenhartz,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Some shrimpers readily acknowledged the broad uncertainty around Mr. Trump’s tariffs and their impact.—
Emily Cochrane,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Real Deal Even when shrimpers like Nacio innovate to become more efficient, their product can still be undercut by false advertising.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
24 Mar. 2025
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The gig is providing extra income for Novinska, who's typically a towboat captain pushing barges full of goods on the river.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
1 Dec. 2025
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Witnesses watch as barge hits sailboat of campers The operator likely couldn’t hear from inside the pilot house atop the towboat, the captain said.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
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In addition to the disruptions caused by the ferry boat, the freedivers’ search was also hindered by evidence of eating and drinking on the lake in the form of straws, spoons, and various forms of trash and litter.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Though both towns are on the island of Palawan, the journey between Puerto Princesa and El Nido is lengthy and unavoidable by sea, as no ferry connects the two.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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The ferryboat was on the go all day long, covering more miles in a day than the barge would cover in a century.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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One foggy morning this spring, a ferryboat traversed the choppy waters between lower Manhattan and Governors Island.—
Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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On a fact-finding trip, there was enough maritime traffic—four barges, eight ferries, one tugboat, one water taxi, and a yacht—to justify a harbor blockade.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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The 64-foot working wooden tugboat was built in 1912 and renovated to include one bedroom and one bath.—
Pueng Vongs,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Workboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workboat. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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