watercraft
noun
wa·ter·craft
ˈwȯ-tər-ˌkraft 
ˈwä-
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just about any kind of watercraft can be seen on the lake during the summer
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Participants must bring their own watercraft, personal flotation device, whistle, and a white electric light.
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Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
About a week after the drowning, a rescue operation saved a rider who was in distress after falling off his personal watercraft near the state’s North Point Marina in Winthrop Harbor.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
The tour guides called 911, and lifeguards sent a watercraft to the scene and, with the assistance of a paddleboarder, got the kayak riders to The Cove.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
Two people indicted in connection to the death of a 10-year-old after a watercraft crash in July 2024 have pleaded guilty to felony reckless homcide.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
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Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
About a week after the drowning, a rescue operation saved a rider who was in distress after falling off his personal watercraft near the state’s North Point Marina in Winthrop Harbor.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
The tour guides called 911, and lifeguards sent a watercraft to the scene and, with the assistance of a paddleboarder, got the kayak riders to The Cove.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
Two people indicted in connection to the death of a 10-year-old after a watercraft crash in July 2024 have pleaded guilty to felony reckless homcide.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
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“Watercraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watercraft. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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watercraft
noun
wa·ter·craft
-ˌkraft
: craft for water transportation
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