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Hoy

/hɔɪ/

A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.

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📖 Definitions of "Hoy"

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A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.

🔄 Synonyms of "Hoy"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
bargenoun	(nautical) A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.
lighternoun	A device used to light things, especially a reusable handheld device for creating fire to light cigarettes.
flatboatnoun	A boxy, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying livestock, freight, and people on rivers.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hoy"

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Word	Definition
bargenoun	(nautical) A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.
flatboatnoun	A boxy, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying livestock, freight, and people on rivers.
lighternoun	A device used to light things, especially a reusable handheld device for creating fire to light cigarettes.
todaynoun	On the current day or date.
coasternoun	(by extension) A small, flat or tray-like object on which a bottle, cup, glass, mug, etc., is placed to protect a table surface from drink spills, heat, or water condensation.
tendernoun	The inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry.
cruise shipnoun	(nautical) A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.
shipnoun	(nautical) A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
raft portnoun	(nautical) A square hole in some ships for convenience in loading and unloading timber.
towshipnoun	A ship used to tow other vessels.
cargo linernoun	(nautical) A cargo ship in liner service which carries a small number of passengers, typically limited to 12 to avoid the requirement for the ship to carry a doctor.
caboosenoun	(US, rail transport) The last car on a freight train, consisting of cooking and sleeping facilities for the crew; a guard’s van.
supply vesselnoun	A ship used to transport supplies to offshore installations such as oil and gas platforms.
container shipnoun	(nautical) A cargo vessel designed to carry cargo prepacked into containers, especially shipping containers.
linernoun	A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner.
shipboardnoun	The side of a ship.
boardnoun	A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
roadsternoun	(automotive) An open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat.
houseboatnoun	A vessel, such as a barge, used as a dwelling.
launchnoun	The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).