Meanings
- A boat used for recreational activities, such as sport fishing or touring.
Now the estuary has silted up, and only small pleasure craft can sail up the narrow channel.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 68Synonyms: pleasure boat
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 huvialus, huvivene
- huvialusboat used for recreation
- huviveneboat used for recreation
French bateau de plaisance
- bateau de plaisanceboat used for recreation
Norwegian Bokmål fritidsbåt, lystbåt
- fritidsbåtboat used for recreation
- lystbåtboat used for recreation
Polish łódź spacerowa
- łódź spacerowaboat used for recreation
Swedish fritidsbåt
- fritidsbåtboat used for recreation
Cite this entry
pleasure craft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleasure%20craft
“pleasure craft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleasure%20craft. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pleasure craft,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleasure%20craft.
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