Definition of "pleasure-boat" []

• Of or pertaining to a pleasure boat or pleasure boats. (adjective)

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• "I always respect a man who's good at his work, and I bore in mind the story (which I heard from more than one good source) that Blowitz had made his start in France by paying court to his employer's wife, and the pair of them had heaved the unfortunate cuckold into Marseilles harbour from a pleasure-boat, left him to drown, and trotted off to the altar."
• "Meanwhile, officers were still questioning the ferry-and pleasure-boat staff, but as yet no one could identify Felicity as having been a passenger."
• "Illinois-based Outboard Marine has scaled back production of boat engines in Brugge, Belgium; recession has sunk the pleasure-boat business in Europe just as it did in the United States."