wa•ter•craft
We found 8 definitions of watercraft from 4 different sources.
NounPlural: watercrafts |
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watercraft - skill in the management of boats | ||
watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation | ||
vessel | ||
craft a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space | ||
ground tackle, anchor 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, stem, bow the tube of a tobacco pipe | ||
fishing boat, fishing smack, fishing vessel a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive | ||
galley the area for food preparation on a ship | ||
galley the area for food preparation on a ship | ||
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 panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc. | ||
weather ship an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations |