pleasure craft
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Some 1,000 ships, including pleasure craft and fishing vessels, took part in the rescue - a key moment of the war.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2023
They had been aboard a pleasure craft, along with 19 other people, when it was hit by a fierce storm on Lake Maggiore on Sunday evening and swiftly sank.
From Reuters ● May 31, 2023
At area docks, fishing boats seemed to be giving way to pleasure craft, which can be less costly, and more profitable, to cater to.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
British papers published video of a French trawler ramming the stern of a British pleasure craft; no one was hurt.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2021
What I didn't know is that the East River was closed to pleasure craft traffic, which is why we were being waved away.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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