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workboat

American  
[wurk-boht] / ˈwɜrkˌboʊt /

noun

  1. a boat used for work or trade rather than sport, public transportation, or military purposes.


Etymology

Origin of workboat

First recorded in 1935–40; work + boat


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Teaming up with Diversified Marine allows Arc to launch its new workboat in collaboration with several entities that do business at the port, Lee said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025

As well as an enlarged slipway and areas where companies can build and store devices and components, developers have also created new workboat pontoons, office and workshop facilities.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2024

SAT Boat displays, tugboat races, Coast Guard sea/air helicopter rescue, workboat parade, fire boat demonstration, vessel tours, Survival Suit Races, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.;

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2012

Murphy first started crabbing when he was a boy himself; he had his own 30-foot workboat when he was 13.

From Washington Post

A grubby, worn-down workboat, with Dicey hanging onto the rudder for dear life?

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

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