watercraft

English

Etymology

water +‎ craft or water +‎ -craft

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈwɔtɚkɹæft/

Noun

watercraft (countable and uncountable, plural watercrafts or watercraft)

1. (countable and 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.

   Hypernym: vehicle

2. (uncountable, rare) Skill in boating, swimming, or other water-related sports.

Hyponyms

• see Thesaurus:watercraft § Hyponyms

Derived terms

• personal watercraft

 

Translations

any self-propelled vessel

• Catalan: embarcació (ca) f
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Estonian: veesõiduk
• Finnish: vesikulkuneuvo (fi)
• German: Wasserfahrzeug (de) n
• Greek: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: fartyg (sv) n
• Turkish: deniz taşıtı, deniz aracı

skill in boating, swimming, or other water-related sports