rivercraft
Boats for rivers
Rivercraft refers to boats and vessels designed for navigating rivers, as distinct from oceangoing ships.
The term encompasses everything from canoes and barges to ferries and houseboats: Various rivercraft plied the Mississippi.
Less commonly, rivercraft means skill in river navigation—reading currents, avoiding hazards, knowing where channels run deep.
Slender paddled vessel
- kayakEnclosed single-person watercraft
- raftFlat water conveyance
- bargeFlat freight vessel
- skiffSmall, light rowing boat
rowboat · pontoon · dinghy · gondola · sampan · coracle · wherry · pram
Flat freight vessel
- freightGoods being transported
- haulageCommercial goods transport
- shipmentGoods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
trade · transport · towboat · pusher · flatboat · keelboat · lighter · commodity
Passage for transmission
- rapidsTurbulent river section
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- meanderTo travel without direction
current · streamflow · oxbow · headwaters · riparian · floodplain · delta · estuary
canoe
Slender paddled vessel
skiff · rowboat · pontoon · dinghy · gondola · sampan · coracle · wherry · pram · dory
barge
Flat freight vessel
cargo · trade · transport · towboat · pusher · flatboat · keelboat · lighter · commodity
channel
Passage for transmission
- rapidsTurbulent river section
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- tributaryStream entering larger river
meander · current · streamflow · oxbow · headwaters · riparian · floodplain · delta · estuary · bank
piloting
Controlling a vehicle's course
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Large scheduled passenger vessel
sailing ship · clipper · frigate · galleon · aircraft carrier
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Airborne transportation vehicle
automobile · train · airplane · helicopter · truck
rivercraftocean liner
Large scheduled passenger vessel
ship · deep-sea vessel · seacraft · tall ship · freighter
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