workboat
1
3.4
- noun
- /ˈwɜrkˌboʊt/
:
barco de trabajo
- The echoes of the last barbs had hardly faded when two figures stepped from behind the workboats and sprayed the deck with gunfire.
Examples
-
The Big Thoroughfare is crowded with workboats jockeying for a view of the show.
Academic text (1994) -
The roof served double duty as a parking lot for the inflatable workboats.
Fiction book (1999) -
Ethan had built the workboat himself, and he knew she would do.
Fiction book (2001) -
Happily, a workboat passing in the bayou threw her spotlight and then her chains on me.
Fiction book (1999) -
"No, mostly the watermen use motor-powered workboats for crabbing.
Fiction book (1999) -
P146: Gulls swooped, dogging a workboat on its way to dock.
Fiction book (1999) -
She saw a workboat unloading the day's catch and a family taking advantage of the balmy afternoon by splurging on ice cream sundaes at one of the little outdoor tables.
Fiction book (1999) -
The harbor was filled with workboats transporting goods to the nearby islands.
-
The fishermen repaired their nets on the deck of their sturdy workboat.
-
He used a workboat to carry equipment for the construction project along the river.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A small vehicle used on water to carry people, like a rowboat or motorboat
698
3.3
A large boat or ship used for travel on water
137
1.3
A boat or ship that carries people, cars, and goods across water on a regular schedule
32
1.1
A boat used for catching fish that often has a space to keep the fish alive
19
2.6
A small strong boat that pushes or pulls large ships in harbours and rivers
18
2.5
A boat that travels on a river, often used for tours or fun
5
7.0
A large boat carried on a ship to move people or goods between ship and shore
4
3.9
A boat or ship that carries people and things on water
3
2.6
A boat that carries people and cars across water on a regular route
1
3.2
A long narrow boat that carries people or goods on canals
1
9.9
A small boat that sells food and goods to ships at sea
1
9.9
A long narrow boat used on rivers to carry people or goods
1
7.5
A boat that carries mail and sometimes people and goods on a regular route
1
2.9
A boat that carries people or goods along a river
A long, thin boat that travels on canals and carries people or goods
A small boat that a ship carries to move people between ship and shore
A boat that carries mail and small supplies to islands and remote places
A boat used for catching or carrying fish
A strong boat made to go through heavy waves to save people
A small boat that a sailing ship keeps for the crew to move people or supplies
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Workboat is made from the two simple words work ('to do a job') and boat ('a small ship'). Think of a workboat as a 'workhorse' on the water — a strong boat built for hard jobs like carrying goods or equipment, not for fun.