#craft a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
supertype: vehicle a conveyance that transports people or objects
subtype: aircraft a vehicle that can fly
subtype: bogy__bogie__bogey an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
subtype: cruise_missile an unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb
subtype: heavier-than-air_craft a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it
subtype: airplane__aeroplane__plane an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
subtype: airliner a commercial airplane that carries passengers
subtype: airbus a subsonic jet airliner operated over short distances
subtype: narrowbody_aircraft__narrowbody a commercial airliner with a single aisle
subtype: widebody_aircraft__widebody__twin-aisle_airplane a commerical airliner with two aisles
subtype: amphibious_aircraft__amphibian an airplane designed to take off and land on water
subtype: biplane old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
subtype: bomber a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight
subtype: B-52 US military aircraft; B- stands for bomber
subtype: dive_bomber a bomber that releases its bombs during a steep dive toward the target
subtype: fighter_aircraft__fighteraircraft__fighter__attackaircraft a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air
subtype: interceptor a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
subtype: kamikaze a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II
subtype: hangar_queen an airplane with a bad maintenance record
subtype: jet-propelled_plane__jetpropelledplane__jet__jetplane an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
subtype: jumbojet__jumbo_jet__jumbojet a very large jet plane
subtype: twinjet a jet plane propelled by two jet engines
subtype: monoplane an airplane with a single wing
subtype: multiengine_airplane__multiengineairplane__multiengine_plane__multiengineplane a plane with two or more engines
subtype: propeller_plane__propellerplane an airplane that is driven by a propeller
subtype: double-prop__double-propeller_plane__twin-prop__twin-propeller-plane a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability)
subtype: propjet__turboprop__turbopropellerplane an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine
subtype: single_prop__single-propeller_plane an propeller plane with a single propeller
subtype: seaplane__hydroplane an airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane"
subtype: floatplane__pontoon_plane__pontoonplane a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water
subtype: flying_boat a large seaplane that floats on the full rather than on pontoons
subtype: ski-plane__skiplane an airplane equipped with skis so it can land on a snowfield
subtype: turbojet__turboprop airplane powered by a turbojet engine
subtype: autogiro__autogyro__gyroplane an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller
subtype: pilotless_aircraft__pilotlessaircraft__drone__radio-controlled_aircraft an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
subtype: glider__sailplane aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
subtype: hang_glider a glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height
subtype: helicopter__chopper__whirlybird__eggbeater an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
subtype: cargo_helicopter__cargohelicopter a helicopter that carries cargo
subtype: shuttle_helicopter__shuttlehelicopter a helicopter that shuttles back and forth
subtype: single-rotor_helicopter a helicopter having a single rotor
subtype: skyhook.helicopter helicopter carrying a reel of steel cable that can be used to lift and transport heavy objects
subtype: orthopter__ornithopter heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings
subtype: lighter-than-air_craft aircraft supported by its own buoyancy
subtype: airship__dirigible a steerable self-propelled airship
subtype: barrage_balloon__barrageballoon an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low
subtype: kite_balloon a barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed into the wind
subtype: blimp__sausage_balloon__sausageballoon__sausage a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon
subtype: zeppelin__Graf_Zeppelin a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs
subtype: balloon large tough non-rigid bag filled with gas or hot air
subtype: hot-air_balloon__hotairballoon balloon for travel through the air in a basket suspended below a large bag of heated air
subtype: meteorological_balloon a small unmanned balloon set aloft to observe atmospheric conditions
subtype: pilot_balloon__pilotballoon meteorological balloon used to observe air currents
subtype: trial_balloon.balloon__trialballoon a balloon sent up to test air currents
subtype: hovercraft__ground-effect_machine a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
subtype: landing_craft__landingcraft naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipment
subtype: spacecraft__ballistic_capsule__ballisticcapsule__space_vehicle__spacevehicle a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically a satellite around the sun
subtype: lander a space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet
subtype: lunar_excursion_module__lunarexcursionmodule__lunar_module__lunarmodule__LEM a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
subtype: space_capsule__spacecapsule__capsule a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
subtype: space_shuttle__spaceshuttle a reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphere
subtype: vessel.craft__watercraft a craft designed for water transportation
subtype: boat a small vessel for travel on water
subtype: ark a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the Flood
subtype: barge__flatboat__hoy__lighter a boat with a flat bottom for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
subtype: dredger a barge or barge-like vessel used for dredging
subtype: houseboat a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
subtype: pontoon.barge a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
subtype: scow a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold
subtype: Norfolk_wherry__wherry (British) sailing barge used especially in East Anglia
subtype: bumboat a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor
subtype: canal_boat__canalboat__narrowboat a long narrow boat used on canals to carry freight
subtype: ferry__ferryboat a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule
subtype: car-ferry a ferry that transports motor vehicles
subtype: fireboat a boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfront
subtype: gondola long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice
subtype: guard_boat__guardboat a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships
subtype: gunboat a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
subtype: junk any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails
subtype: longboat the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
subtype: lugger small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
subtype: Mackinaw_boat__mackinaw a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes
subtype: mailboat__mail_boat__packet__packet_boat a boat for carrying mail
subtype: motorboat__powerboat a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine
subtype: cabin_cruiser__cabincruiser__cruiser__pleasure_boat__pleasure_craft a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board
subtype: launch a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
subtype: outboard_motorboat__outboard a motorboat with an outboard motor
subtype: speedboat a fast motorboat
subtype: hydroplane__hydrofoil a speedboat that is equipped with hydrofoils that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds; "the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record"
subtype: water_scooter__waterscooter__sea_scooter__seascooter__scooter a motorboat resembling a motor scooter
subtype: pilot_boat__pilotboat a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships
subtype: police_boat a boat used by harbor police
subtype: punt an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
subtype: river_boat__riverboat a boat used on rivers or to ply a river
subtype: keelboat river boat with a shallow draught and a keel but no sails; used to carry freight; moved by rowing or punting or towing
subtype: showboat a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)
subtype: scow.boat any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
subtype: sea_boat__seaboat a boat that is seaworthy; that is adapted to the open seas
subtype: lifeboat a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship
subtype: whaleboat a long narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas
subtype: sharpie a long narrow shallow-draft boat with a flat bottom and a triangular sail; formerly used along the N Atlantic coast of the US
subtype: small_boat__smallboat a boat that is small
subtype: canoe small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
subtype: birchbark_canoe__birchbarkcanoe__birchbark a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree
subtype: dugout_canoe__dugout__pirogue a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log
subtype: kayak a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos
subtype: outrigger_canoe__outriggercanoe a seagoing canoe (as in South Pacific) with an outrigger to prevent it from upsetting
subtype: cockleshell a small light flimsy boat
subtype: coracle a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain
subtype: dinghy__dory__rowboat a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
subtype: rowing_boat (British) a rowboat
subtype: wherry light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors
subtype: gig.small_boat long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
subtype: racing_boat a boat propelled by oarsmen and designed for racing
subtype: racing_gig a light narrow racing boat for two or more oarsmen
subtype: racing_shell__shell a very light narrow racing boat
subtype: racing_skiff__single_shell a shell for a single oarsman
subtype: scull a racing shell propelled by one or two oarsmen pulling two oars
subtype: skiff any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
subtype: sampan an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars
subtype: yawl.small_boat a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
subtype: jolly_boat__jollyboat__jolly a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
subtype: steamboat a boat propelled by a steam engine
subtype: showboat a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)
subtype: surfboat a boat that can be launched or landed in heavy surf
subtype: ship's_boat__tender__pinnace__cutter a boat for communication between ship and shore
subtype: gig.ship's_boat tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain
subtype: tugboat__tug__towboat__tower a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
subtype: fishing_boat__fishingboat__fishing_smack__fishingsmack__fishing_vessel__fishingvessel a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive
subtype: dragger__trawler a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish
subtype: antique_crescent-shaped_galley__galley (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
subtype: trireme ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side
subtype: large_medieval_galley__galley a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
subtype: ice_yacht__iceyacht__iceboat__scooter a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice
subtype: Merrimac an iron-clad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North
subtype: Monitor an iron-clad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac
subtype: patrol_boat__patrol_ship a vessel assigned to patrol an area
subtype: sailing_vessel__sailingvessel__sailing_ship__sailingship a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
subtype: barque__bark a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
subtype: brig two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
subtype: brigantine__hermaphrodite_brig__hermaphroditebrig two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast
subtype: clipper_ship__clippership__clipper a fast sailing ship used in former times
subtype: cutter.sailing_vessel a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop
subtype: dhow a lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs
subtype: felucca a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean
subtype: fore-and-after sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig
subtype: galleon a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
subtype: carrack a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman
subtype: Indiaman a large sailing ship that was engaged in the British trade with India
subtype: ketch a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
subtype: sailboat__sailing_boat__sailingboat a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast
subtype: catamaran a sailboat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck
subtype: catboat a sailboat with a single mast set far forward
subtype: trimaran a fast sailboat with 3 parallel hulls
subtype: schooner sailing vessel used in former times
subtype: sharpshooter a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters
subtype: sloop a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
subtype: knockabout a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
subtype: raceabout a small sloop having the keep of a knockabout but with finer lines and carrying more sail
subtype: smack a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
subtype: square-rigger a square-rigged sailing ship
subtype: windjammer a large sailing ship
subtype: yawl a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
subtype: ship a vessel that carries passengers or freight
subtype: abandoned_ship__abandonedship__derelict a ship abandoned on the high seas
subtype: blockade-runner a ship that runs through or around a naval blockade
subtype: cargo_ship__cargoship__cargo_vessel__cargovessel a ship design to carry cargo
subtype: banana_boat a ship designed to transport bananas
subtype: freighter__bottom__merchantman__merchant_ship a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"
subtype: cattleship__cattle_boat a cargo ship for the transport of livestock
subtype: container_ship__containership__containership a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes
subtype: Liberty_ship a slow cargo ship built during World War II
subtype: oil_tanker__oiltanker__oiler__tanker__tank_ship a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
subtype: supertanker the largest class of oil tankers
subtype: flagship the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag
subtype: Flying_Dutchman a spectral ship said to be seen in storms, especially off the Cape of Good Hope
subtype: gas-turbine_ship__gasturbineship a ship powered by a gas turbine
subtype: hospital_ship a ship built to serve as a hospital; used for wounded in wartime
subtype: hulk a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned
subtype: iceboat__icebreaker a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
subtype: lightship a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable
subtype: Mayflower the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620
subtype: minelayer ship equipped for laying marine mines
subtype: minesweeper ship equipped to detect and then destroy or neutralize or remove marine mines
subtype: nuclear-powered_ship__nuclearpoweredship ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor
subtype: passenger_ship__passengership a ship built to carry passengers
subtype: ocean_liner__oceanliner__liner a large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule)
subtype: cabin_liner__cabinliner a liner with cabins for passengers
subtype: cargo_liner__cargoliner a liner that carries cargo
subtype: cruise_ship__cruise_liner a passenger ship used commercially for pleasure cruises
subtype: express_luxury_liner__luxury_liner a liner equipped for sumptuous living
subtype: pirate_ship__pirate a ship manned by pirates
subtype: corsair a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)
subtype: school_ship__training_ship a ship used to train students as sailors
subtype: shipwreck a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
subtype: sister_ship a ship that is one of two or more similar ships built at the same time
subtype: slave_ship__slaveship a ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places of bondage
subtype: small_ship__smallship a ship that is small
subtype: spaceship a ship that travels through outer space (especially in science fiction)
subtype: steamship__steamer a ship powered by one or more steam engines
subtype: paddle_steamer__paddle-wheeler a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels
subtype: side-wheeler a paddle steamer having a paddle wheel on each side
subtype: sternwheeler a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern
subtype: tramp_steamer__trampsteamer__tramp a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule
subtype: supply_ship__tender ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
subtype: three-decker.ship__threedecker any ship having three decks
subtype: transport_ship__transportship a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment
subtype: treasure_ship a 16th-century ship loaded with treasure
subtype: troopship ship for transporting troops
subtype: warship__war_vessel__warvessel__combat_ship a government ship that is available for waging war
subtype: attack_aircraft_carrier__aircraft_carrier__carrier a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings
subtype: battleship__battlewagon large and heavily armoured warship
subtype: dreadnought__dreadnaught battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
subtype: pocket_battleship a small battleship built to conform with treaty limitations on tonnage and armament (from 1925 to 1930)
subtype: capital_ship__capitalship a warship of the first rank in size and armament
subtype: corvette a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer
subtype: cruiser a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer
subtype: battle_cruiser a cruiser of maximum speed and firepower
subtype: guided_missile_cruiser a cruiser that carries guided missiles
subtype: guided_missile_destroyer__destroyer a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
subtype: tin_can__tincan informal term for a destroyer
subtype: torpedo-boat_destroyer small destroyer that was the forerunner of modern destroyers; designed to destroy torpedo boats
subtype: destroyer_escort__destroyerescort warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets or convoys
subtype: frigate a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser
subtype: guided_missile_frigate a frigate that carries guided missiles
subtype: frigate.warship a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
subtype: Constitution__Old_Ironsides United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
subtype: guard_ship__guardship a warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron
subtype: man-of-war__ship_of_the_line a warship intended for combat
subtype: privateer a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
subtype: sloop_of_war a sailing or steam warship having cannons on only one deck
subtype: submersible_warship__submersiblewarship__submersible a warship designed to operate under water
subtype: pigboat__submarine__sub__uboat a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
subtype: attack_submarine a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping
subtype: auxiliary_research_submarine a submarine for research purposes
subtype: fleet_ballistic_missile_submarine__fleetballisticmissilesubmarine a submarine carrying ballistic missiles
subtype: nautilus__nuclear_submarine__nuclearsubmarine__nuclear-powered_submarine__nuclearpoweredsubmarine a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
subtype: surface_ship__surfaceship a warship that operates on the surface of the water
subtype: three-decker__threedecker a warship carrying guns on three decks
subtype: torpedo_boat__torpedoboat small high-speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in coastal waters
subtype: PT_boat__mosquito_boat__mosquito_craft__motor_torpedo_boat__motortorpedoboat a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(ropeller) T(orpedo) boat
subtype: whaling_ship__whalingship__whaler a ship engaged in whale fishing
subtype: factory_ship__factoryship a whaling ship equipped to process whale products at sea
subtype: wreck.ship a ship that has been destroyed at sea
subtype: shrimper a vessel engaged in shrimping
subtype: weather_ship__weathership an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations
subtype: racing_yacht__yacht an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
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