watercraft

Noun
  1. Skill in the management of boats (synset 105652179)
    is a type of: craft, craftsmanship, workmanship - skill in an occupation or trade
  2. A craft designed for water transportation (synset 104537861)
    associated with: clench, clinch - a small slip noose made with seizing
    is a type of: craft - a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
    subtypes:
    • bareboat - a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions
    • boat - a small vessel for travel on water
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    specific instances:
    • merrimac - an ironclad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North
    • monitor - an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac
    has:
    • anchor, ground tackle - a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
    • 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
    • bow, fore, prow, stem - front part of a vessel or aircraft
    • hull - the frame or body of ship
    • rudder - (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel
    • 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
    same as: vessel

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