watercraft

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

/ ˈwɔ tərˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft, ˈwɒt ər- /

skill in boating and water sports.

any boat or ship.

boats and ships collectively.

Origin of watercraft

First recorded in 1560–70; water + craft

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

Memoirs of John R. Young |John Young
Various types of watercraft used in Colonial Virginia have been mentioned in the records.

Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia |Cerinda W. Evans
They continued to move south-eastward across Russia, using the rivers and never forgetting their Baltic watercraft.

The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind |Herbert George Wells
No other person, not owning or keeping a ferry, was to be permitted to set slaves over, or to loan them boats or watercraft.

The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 |Various

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

The Nation's River |United States Department of the Interior

watercraft

/ (ˈwɔːtəˌkrɑːft) /

a boat or ship or such vessels collectively

skill in handling boats or in water sports