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watercraft

[ waw-ter-kraft, -krahft, wot-er- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural wa·ter·crafts wa·ter·craft

watercraft

/ ˈwɔːtəˌkrɑːft /

First recorded in 1560–70; water none + craft none

Various types of watercraft used in Colonial Virginia have been mentioned in the records.

Baily adds two items to the story of the development of the mechanical operation of watercraft.

No other person, not owning or keeping a ferry, was to be permitted to set slaves over, or to loan them boats or watercraft.

Laws can and should prohibit discharges from watercraft in harbors and rivers.

The harbor is studded with all kinds of watercraft, from the stupendous iron-clad battle ships to the tiny pleasure boat.

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