pleasure boat
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- noun
- /ˈplɛʒər boʊt/
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yate
- The marina was crowded with pleasure boats preparing for a day of sailing.
- pleasure boat owner
- private pleasure boats
- large pleasure boats
Examples
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Her family owns a luxurious pleasure boat that they use for summer vacations.
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The two walked down the gentle slope past the sycamore trees to watch the pleasure boats return at sundown to their slips.
Fiction book (2002) -
This is a pleasure boat.
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I mean, there, there are pleasure boats here that are meant to go just fast.
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Curious tourists can take pleasure boats or even speed boats that get very close to the banks of North Korea.
Blog text (13) -
Especially since the 1940s, large numbers of pleasure boats have traversed the bay.
Academic text (1990) -
At Brighton, a line of foam rushed towards the beach, while pleasure boats raced for safety.
Academic text (2009) -
Looking out at the Channel, Eisenhower said, "You see these people out here swimming and sailing their little pleasure boats and taking advantage of the nice weather and the lovely beach."
Academic text (2009) -
Pleasure boats with glass roofs slid lazily along the river, which was divided here by a long island.
Fiction book (2000) -
We rented a pleasure boat for the weekend to explore the nearby islands.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small vehicle used on water to carry people, like a rowboat or motorboat
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5.3
A large expensive boat for pleasure and sometimes for racing, often with sails and sometimes a motor
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5.4
A large motorboat with rooms where people live while traveling
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5.3
A large motorboat with a cabin, toilet and small kitchen for living on board
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5.1
A large motorboat with a cabin and bathroom for living on board
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3.5
A large private boat with engines used for pleasure cruising
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a boat used for recreation' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'pleasure' (enjoyment/recreation) with 'boat' (a watercraft). This simple compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard noun + noun modification, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Pleasure boat comes from a simple idea: a boat kept for pleasure, not for work. People began to use these boats to travel, relax, and even live on board for 'fun', so today the term means a motorboat with a cabin and comforts used mainly for recreation.