: a large flat-bottomed boat with broad square ends used chiefly for transporting bulk material (such as ore, sand, or refuse)
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It was purchased in 1890 by brothers John and Alexander Laurie to tow vessels and barges, or scows filled with stone from nearby quarries, in Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay.
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Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024
The foundation could be a raft made of tree logs; pontoon made of fiberglass, steel or aluminum; plywood barge or scow floats made from salvaged wooden and metal hulls; or box floats made of wood, metal or Styrofoam.
—oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2022
Johnson would invent the scow, which would become the world's fastest boat, one of which would hang in the Smithsonian Institute.
—Jim Souhan, Star Tribune, 20 July 2021
The scow began to drift downstream toward the edge of the falls and the 167-foot drop beyond.
—Kayla Epstein, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2019
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Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024
The foundation could be a raft made of tree logs; pontoon made of fiberglass, steel or aluminum; plywood barge or scow floats made from salvaged wooden and metal hulls; or box floats made of wood, metal or Styrofoam.
—oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2022
Johnson would invent the scow, which would become the world's fastest boat, one of which would hang in the Smithsonian Institute.
—Jim Souhan, Star Tribune, 20 July 2021
The scow began to drift downstream toward the edge of the falls and the 167-foot drop beyond.
—Kayla Epstein, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2019
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scow
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: a large flat-bottomed boat with broad square ends used chiefly for transporting sand, gravel, or refuse
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