rivercraftn.

Brit.

/ˈrɪvəkrɑːft/,

/ˈrɪvəkraft/, U.S.

/ˈrɪvərˌkræft/

Forms: see river n.¹ and craft n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: river n.¹, craft n.

Etymology: < river n.¹ + craft n.

Small boats designed for use on rivers. Also: a single boat of this kind.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > [noun] > vessels used on rivers collectively

rivercraft1760

floatage1854

1760 J. Bridges Four Designs for rebuilding Bristol Bridge iv. 28 This center, is in all respects contrived..for protecting the same against the river-craft, tide-waters, freshes, floating-timbers, and ice.

1781 R. Mitchell in T. Jefferson Papers (1952) V. 152 (note) One Decked and one open River Crafte..with 5 Negroes on board.

1840 Penny Cycl. XVI. 259/2 The Waveney is now navigable..to Bungay..for river-craft.

1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home II. 145 A crowd of river craft are generally moored in front of it.

1963 Times 18 May 16/5 (caption) Various kinds of rivercraft on the Yangtze Kiang in China.

1988 P. Johnstone Sea-craft of Prehist. (ed. 2) xii. 158/2 The towing mast..has been claimed to have once existed in painted form on another well-known carving of a river craft.

1998 Canal Boat & Inland Waterways July 103/1 (advt.) One of many rivercraft on site at Wargrave.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	rivercraft
释义	rivercraftn. Brit. /ˈrɪvəkrɑːft/, /ˈrɪvəkraft/, U.S. /ˈrɪvərˌkræft/ Forms: see river n.¹ and craft n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: river n.¹, craft n. Etymology: < river n.¹ + craft n. Small boats designed for use on rivers. Also: a single boat of this kind. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > [noun] > vessels used on rivers collectively rivercraft1760 floatage1854 1760 J. Bridges Four Designs for rebuilding Bristol Bridge iv. 28 This center, is in all respects contrived..for protecting the same against the river-craft, tide-waters, freshes, floating-timbers, and ice. 1781 R. Mitchell in T. Jefferson Papers (1952) V. 152 (note) One Decked and one open River Crafte..with 5 Negroes on board. 1840 Penny Cycl. XVI. 259/2 The Waveney is now navigable..to Bungay..for river-craft. 1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home II. 145 A crowd of river craft are generally moored in front of it. 1963 Times 18 May 16/5 (caption) Various kinds of rivercraft on the Yangtze Kiang in China. 1988 P. Johnstone Sea-craft of Prehist. (ed. 2) xii. 158/2 The towing mast..has been claimed to have once existed in painted form on another well-known carving of a river craft. 1998 Canal Boat & Inland Waterways July 103/1 (advt.) One of many rivercraft on site at Wargrave. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1760
随便看	hoofstroke hooftrack hooftramp hooftread hoofy hooha hook hook and butt hook and eye hook block hook bolt hook gauge hook in hook it hook jack hook needle hook off hook on hook one's mutton hook plate hook rope hook rug hook shop hook stroke hook tackle