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watercraft

noun

/ˈwɔtɚkɹæft/US

Etymology

From water + -craft (vehicle) or water + -craft (skill).

inherited from *wódr̥✻ — “water”
inherited from *watōr✻ — “water”
inherited from *watar✻
inherited from wæter — “water”
inherited from water
formed as watercraft — “water + -craft”

Definitions

Any vessel with implements designed to move it in arbitrary direction through one or…
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.
Skill in boating, swimming, or other water-related sports.

The neighborhood

synonymwatercraft
synonymvessel
synonymseacraft
neighborbucket
neighbortub
neighborcaptain
neighborcrewman
neighborhelmsman
neighbormariner
neighborrower
neighborsailor
neighborseaman
neighborsteersman
neighbor:Category:Watercraft
neighborvehicle

Derived

personal watercraft

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for watercraft. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA