pleasure craft
Example Sentences
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During the nine-day evacuation, military, transport, fishing and service vessels, as well as pleasure craft, were used to carry soldiers, with ships flying British, French, Belgian, Dutch, Polish, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish flags.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2023
They had been aboard a pleasure craft, along with 19 other people, when it was hit by a fierce storm on Lake Maggiore on Sunday evening and swiftly sank.
From Reuters • May 31, 2023
From boat and ship construction to logistics, cruise ships and pleasure craft, maritime is big here.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2023
Each vessel is represented by a colored icon, including dark blue for passenger vessels, orange for fishing vessels, and purple for yachts and pleasure craft.
From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2022
There were no working boats, just pleasure craft.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
