workboat

/wˈɜkboʊt/ noun

A boat used for purposes other than recreation, passenger transport, or combat.

Word Origin A compound of 'work' (from Proto-Germanic werką 'labor') and 'boat' (from Proto-Germanic baitaz 'small vessel'). A workboat is a boat for labor, not leisure. The same roots give us worker, network, and lifeboat, sailboat. The PIE root *werg- 'to do' also gives us 'energy' and 'organ'.

noun A boat used for purposes other than recreation, passenger transport, or combat. countable

The harbor was filled with workboats preparing for the day's fishing expedition.

(名词) 工作船

港口里停满了准备进行当日捕鱼作业的工作船。

(sustantivo) Embarcación utilizada con fines distintos al recreo, el transporte de pasajeros o el combate.

El puerto estaba lleno de barcos de trabajo preparándose para la jornada de pesca.

(nom) bateau de travail; bateau utilitaire; navire de service; bateau professionnel [Bateau utilisé à des fins autres que les loisirs, le transport de passagers ou le combat.]

Le port était rempli de workboats qui se préparaient pour la journée de pêche.

(Substantiv) Arbeitsboot; Nutzboot [Boot, das für Arbeitszwecke genutzt wird, nicht für Freizeit, Personenbeförderung oder militärische Einsätze.]

Der Hafen war voller **workboats**, die sich auf den Fischfang des Tages vorbereiteten.

(名詞) レジャー・旅客輸送・戦闘以外の目的に使用される船。

港にはその日の漁の準備をする**workboats**(作業船)でいっぱいだった。

(substantivo) barco de trabalho; embarcação de trabalho [Um barco usado para fins diferentes de recreação, transporte de passageiros ou combate.]

O porto estava cheio de barcos de trabalho se preparando para a expedição de pesca do dia.

Word parts: work + boat

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