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bareboat

noun
bare·​boat | \ ˈber-ˌbōt How to pronounce bareboat (audio) \

Definition of bareboat

: a boat chartered without its crew

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 At any given time, Noble has more than 100 vessels on charter, either owned, bareboat, time charter period or single trips, the company said in its latest annual report. — Jasmine Ng, Bloomberg.com, "Here's What Noble Has Left - for Now," 24 Oct. 2017

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First Known Use of bareboat

circa 1949, in the meaning defined above

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