Meanings
plural pleasure boats
- A boat used for recreational activities, such as sport fishing or touring.
Steaming up the Adriatic aboard ex-King Farouk's former pleasure boat (now renamed Freedom), Egypt's President Gamal Abdel Nasser arrived last week at the beautiful Yugoslav seaport of Dubrovnik.
1958 July 14, “When Soldiers Meet”, in TimeSynonyms: pleasure craft
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA boat used for recreational activities, such as sport fishing or touring.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish huvivene
- huvivenepleasure boat — see also pleasure craft
Cite this entry
pleasure boat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleasure%20boat
“pleasure boat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleasure%20boat. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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