watercraft en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈwɔtɚkɹæft/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From water + -craft (vehicle) or water + -craft (skill).
Meanings
-
(countable, uncountable) Any vessel with implements designed to move it in arbitrary direction through one or various bodies of water: a boat, ship, sea scooter, or similar vehicle.
Thanks to British designer Ross Kemp, the world has been graced with a solar-powered watercraft that costs just a third of the price of your average powered water craft. […] Although only at its second prototype, ASAP has already won an award for Best Startup Business in the UK Lloyds TSB Enterprise Awards and Kemp is thinking about how to expand: “I’d love to be able to offer solar charging stations to local councils so they can charge their watercrafts whenever they need to.”
2013 August 6, Monique Rivilland, “This ski and surf combo could save your life”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 18 Feb 2015:
- (rare, uncountable) Skill in boating, swimming, or other water-related sports.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| watercraft | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| watercrafts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Holonyms
armada · squadron · flotilla · fleet
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
dhow · carrack · personal water craft · outrigger canoe · tender · cigarette boat · motorsailer · airboat · proa · barge · yacht · steamer · jet-ski · dragon boat · schooner · houseboat · destroyer · minelayer · caravel · scow · ocean liner · packet-boat · icebreaker · lightship · punt · skiff · galley · trimaran · boat · dinghy · jetski · ship · aircraft carrier · inflatable boat · motorboat · cruiser · trireme · craft · ferryboat · water taxi · frigate · jetboat · rowboat · sloop · minesweeper · hydrofoil · dory · gig · PT boat · cutter · folding boat · steamboat · battleship · whaleboat · junk · jet ski · carrier · troller · galleon · tjalk · paddlewheeler · go-fast boat · felucca · hydroplane · fishing boat · log boat · ship of the line · catamaran · ark · trawler · sternwheeler · tanker · canoe · lifeboat · sailboat · liner · peniche · powerboat · pinnace · U-boat · inflatable raft · supertanker · wherry · car carrier · gondola · cruise ship · warship · lightvessel · hovercraft · raft · tugboat · ketch · yawl · ferry · speedboat · flatboat · submarine · kayak · coracle · narrowboat · tug · dugout
Meronyms
deck · gunwale · sail · top · capstan · stern · mast · aftcastle · figurehead · boom brake · jackline · poop deck · wheel · skeg · orlop deck · yard · cockpit · crow's nest · beakhead · keel · daggerboard · spinnaker · anchor · bow · steerage · leeboard · hull · head · forecastle · rudder · winch · steering wheel · centreboard · tiller · helm · bilgeboard
Relateds
rower · bucket · seaman · tub · mariner · :Category:Watercraft · helmsman · steersman · crewman · captain · sailor
Synonyms
seacraft · vessel · watercraft · vessel
Translations (10)
et veesõiduk (any self-propelled vessel) · nl watervaartuig (any self-propelled vessel) · ca embarcació (any self-propelled vessel) · fi vesikulkuneuvo (any self-propelled vessel) · el σκάφος (any self-propelled vessel) · tr deniz aracı (any self-propelled vessel) · de Wasserfahrzeug (any self-propelled vessel) · sv fartyg (any self-propelled vessel) · cho peni (any self-propelled vessel) · tr deniz taşıtı (any self-propelled vessel)