noun
- a boat designed and used for commercial or industrial work rather than recreation
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The fishing crew used a sturdy workboat to haul in their nets.
- Construction workers transported materials to the offshore platform on a workboat.
- The harbor was filled with workboats preparing for the morning’s commercial fishing.
- A workboat carried supplies to the remote lighthouse station.
- The oil company chartered several workboats for the drilling operation.
- Unlike pleasure craft, workboats are built for durability and function over comfort.