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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

artifact, artefact go
a man-made object taken as a whole

instrumentation, instrumentality go
an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end

transport, conveyance go
something that serves as a means of transportation

vehicle go
a conveyance that transports people or objects

craft go
a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space

vessel, watercraft go
a craft designed for water transportation

sailing vessel, sailing ship
a vessel that is powered by the wind

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19 Subcategories

bark, barque go
a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
brig go
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
brigantine, hermaphrodite brig go
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast
clipper, clipper ship go
a fast sailing ship used in former times
cutter go
a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop
dhow go
a lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs
felucca go
a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean
fore-and-after go
sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig
galleon go
a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts
Indiaman go
a large sailing ship that was engaged in the British trade with India
ketch go
a sailing vessel with two masts
rigger go
a sailing vessel with a specified rig
sailboat, sailing boat go
a small sailing vessel
schooner go
sailing vessel used in former times
sloop go
a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
smack go
a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
square-rigger go
a square-rigged sailing ship
windjammer go
a large sailing ship
yawl, dandy go
a sailing vessel with two masts