pleasure boat

English

Noun

pleasure boat (plural pleasure boats)

1. A motorboat used for recreational activities, such as sport fishing or touring.
   • 1958, "When Soldiers Meet," Time, 14 Jul.,

     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.

Synonyms

• pleasure craft

Derived terms

• pleasure-boat (adj.)