Thesaurus results for WATERCRAFTS

watercrafts

noun

plural of watercraft

as in boats

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 watercrafts For more than a decade, residents have gathered at the downtown Paducah riverfront to watch teams race large, human-power watercrafts known as dragon boats. — Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Aug. 2026 Personal watercrafts typically have engines of 60 or more horsepower. — Isabelle Foland, Des Moines Register, 5 July 2026 The pair, from Oklahoma, spent June 27 relaxing on the beach and riding personal watercrafts before returning to the rental in the early evening. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025

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The three were part of a group of 30 friends, including Wells, who rode to Horn Island on three boats on the Fourth of July.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
That year, hundreds of thousands crossed the Mediterranean on flimsy rubber boats in hopes of finding a safer future in Europe.

— Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of boats

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By defining requirements upfront and approving change orders quickly, the model improves schedule certainty and ensures vessels are mission-ready when they are delivered.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Shortly after, Iran attacked commercial vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz, unraveling the precarious cease-fire the country had struck with the United States three months earlier.

— Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of vessels

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In coastal sections of New York and New Jersey, the storm triggered such intense flooding that residents were seen paddling through their neighborhoods on kayaks and canoes, past parked cars that had become partially or nearly submerged in water.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
Where canoes once rested beside fishing nets drying in the sun, housing developments and new infrastructure have appeared.

— Sebastián López Brach, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of canoes

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