workboat

noun

Definition of workboatnext
as in whaleboat

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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. — 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 At 32 feet, his Alona Rahab was among the smallest workboats in the Tangier fleet and could almost fit inside the Henrietta C. — Earl Swift, Outside Online, 20 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workboat
  1. whaleboat
  2. whaler
  3. lugger
  4. shrimper
  5. towboat
  6. ferry
  7. ferryboat
  8. tugboat
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of whaleboat
Noun
  • Shackleton purchased a wooden Norwegian whaler, Foca I, which his wife Emily renamed Quest.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
  • While en route to ship out on a Nantucket whaler, Ishmael spends a night at New Bedford’s Spouter-Inn, a night which quickly takes on the semblance of stage farce.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Definition of whaler
Noun
  • The excess metal goes into roll off boxes or lugger boxes at the customer's factory.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
  • One of the luggers offered her the pick of the litter but warned against some old chairs.
    — Jake Offenhartz, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Definition of lugger
Noun
  • For a shrimper already operating on slim margins, that's not just an inconvenience.
    — Drew Hawkins, NPR, 26 May 2026
  • Gulf Coast shrimpers have been pummeled in recent years by natural and man-made disasters, as well as rising fuel costs.
    — Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of shrimper
Noun
  • Eisenberger is a former deputy aide for Collins who most recently worked for American Waterways Operators, the national trade association for the barge, towboat and tugboat industry.
    — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
  • When drought tightens the channel, water managers, dredge crews, and lock operators must communicate with towboat companies and shippers nearly every moment.
    — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026
Definition of towboat
Noun
  • After strikes on ships and the halt of ferry operations, Russia now depends solely on narrow land and bridge corridors.
    — Marc Santora, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • While taking the ferry to Liberty Island, Muir spoke to Captain Hamilton Clancy, who grew up in the shadow of the statue as his grandfather used to be the superintendent of Liberty Island.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of ferry
Noun
  • But nearly a decade since the first city-run ferryboat set sail, the system has been working to win over skeptics.
    — Julia Press, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026
  • Crofton will be the only living person with a Disney ferryboat named after her.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Definition of ferryboat
Noun
  • That dude was sinking fast and the R's pretty much sent him the tugboat and life jacket.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026
  • Arc Marine's electric tugboats are heading for the Port of Long Beach, California.
    — Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Definition of tugboat

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“Workboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workboat. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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