watercraft
Americannoun
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watercrafts,
plural
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watercraft
plural
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skill in boating and water sports.
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any boat or ship.
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boats and ships collectively.
noun
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a boat or ship or such vessels collectively
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skill in handling boats or in water sports
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of watercraft
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His teenage daughter joined the crew, holding on for dear life as the roaring watercraft stood up on its tail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Docked at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during the exercises was a small new watercraft designed to move equipment straight to a beach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
Outside, there are two docks for watercraft of any kind, plus a heated pool, and a gorgeous, water-facing patio.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
One type of watercraft not involved in the festivities?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2025
Forty thousand years ago, those crossings may have been achieved by bamboo rafts, low-tech but seaworthy watercraft still in use in coastal South China today.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Administration attorneys also argued that the concrete anchors holding the buoys in place are a serious threat to watercrafts.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
Mid and East Antrim Council said people would be unable to launch personal watercrafts such as kayaks, canoes and paddleboards from the slipway at Portglenone Marina.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2023
Also on hand: 2,400 vehicles — including “high mobility and high-water” vehicles plus 14 strategically placed helicopters and 23 small watercrafts ready to perform search-and-rescue and reconnaissance missions, the statement said.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
Twichell led in the early laps but fell off the pace as a small armada of motorboats, personal watercrafts and kayaks followed the swimmers around each lap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2021
Some highlights: DAY 3: Ventura, owner of five waverunners, lambastes legislation--passed last year with overwhelming support--regulating the noisy watercrafts.
From Time Magazine Archive
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