Definition of "fishing-boat" [fishing-boat]

• A boat used in fishing; also, a small fishing-vessel. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "*** Asia Tensions between Japan and China continued to simmer even after Japan bowed to Beijing's demands to release a detained Chinese fishing-boat captain, suggesting the episode could mark the start of a new period of friction between the Asian neighbors, with unpredictable consequences for regional stability."
• "Tensions between Japan and China continued to simmer even after Japan bowed to Beijing's demands to release a detained Chinese fishing-boat captain, suggesting the episode could mark the start of a new period of friction between the Asian neighbors, with unpredictable consequences for regional stability."
• "Those difficulties prompted media reports that China had embargoed shipments of the materials in retaliation for Japan's detention of the Chinese fishing-boat captain — reports that prompted international concern because China has a near monopoly on rare earths, which are essential for producing electric-car batteries and other high-tech and defense products."