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Definition of workboat
workboat
/ˈwɜːrkˌboʊt/
work · boat
Plural:workboats
workboat Lexical Profile
CEFR
B2
Grade
7
Tier
2
Usage
Rare
Syllables
2
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• noun
1
A boat designed and used for commercial, industrial, or utility tasks—such as towing, dredging, fishing, or harbor maintenance—rather than for recreation.
Example
"The harbor crew boarded a sturdy steel workboat to inspect the offshore mooring buoys after the storm."
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.
180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer
Cite this Entry
Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Workboat. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/workboat