watercraft (redirected from Sea vessel)

wa·ter·craft  (wôtr-krft, wtr-)

n.

1. Skill in boating, swimming, or other water-related sports.

2.

a. A boat or ship.

b. (used with a pl. verb) Water vehicles considered as a group.

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watercraft [ˈwɔːtəˌkrɑːft]

n

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a boat or ship or such vessels collectively

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) skill in handling boats or in water sports

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Any vessel or craft designed specifically and only for movement on the surface of the water.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	watercraft - skill in the management of boats     craftsmanship, workmanship, craft - skill in an occupation or trade
	2.	watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation vessel anchor, ground tackle - a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving bareboat - a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions bilge - where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom bilge keel - either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship's bilge; reduces rolling boat - a small vessel for travel on water fore, prow, bow, stem - front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line" clench, clinch - a small slip noose made with seizing craft - a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space fishing boat, fishing smack, fishing vessel - a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive galley - (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars galley - a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading hull - the frame or body of ship ice yacht, iceboat, scooter - a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice patrol boat, patrol ship - a vessel assigned to patrol an area rudder - (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel sailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight shrimper - a vessel engaged in shrimping strake, wale - thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship splashboard, washboard - protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side weather ship - an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations racing yacht, yacht - an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing