embarcación

Definitions of embarcación
  1. noun
    a small vessel for travel on water
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    arca
    a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood
    barcaza, bombo, chalana, chata, gabarra, garandumba, lancha, lanchón
    a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
    ferry
    a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule
    góndola
    long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice
    cañonera, cañonero, lancha cañonera
    a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
    chalupa, lancha
    the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
    lugre
    small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
    paquebote, paquete
    a boat for carrying mail
    lancha, lancha motora, motora, planeadora
    a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine
    barca, batel, bote
    a boat that is small
    vapor
    a boat propelled by a steam engine
    chalupa, pinaza
    a boat for communication between ship and shore
    remolcador
    a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
    canoa, kayac, piragua
    small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
    bote de remos, dingui
    a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
    draga, espolvoreador
    a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging
    bote-vivienda, casa flotante, casa-bote
    a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
    bote salvavidas, chalupa, lancha de socorro
    a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship
    barquía, esquife
    any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
    lancha rápida, motora, planeadora
    a fast motorboat
    ballenero
    a long narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas
    type of:
    nave
    a craft designed for water transportation
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