: any of various small boats
especially
: a flat-bottomed rowboat
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Over several weeks during the summers of 2020 through 2023, our team spent many hours navigating Mosquito Lagoon in a small skiff designed for shallow depths, recording seagrass presence.
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Hannah V. Herrero, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
Stephanie Jocis observes a skiff carrying a missing family in the waters of Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia, during the early hours of April 6, 2026.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The same skiffs also take you to nearby lakes for a spot of swimming or piranha fishing; and on visits to remote villages.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
L’Epée 1839 reinterpreted La Regatta as a Métiers d’Art creation with Georgian enameler David Kakabadze, designed as a vertical clock with a long, slender silhouette drawn from a racing skiff through a blue, rare flinqué enameling technique.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
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Hannah V. Herrero, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
Stephanie Jocis observes a skiff carrying a missing family in the waters of Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia, during the early hours of April 6, 2026.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The same skiffs also take you to nearby lakes for a spot of swimming or piranha fishing; and on visits to remote villages.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
L’Epée 1839 reinterpreted La Regatta as a Métiers d’Art creation with Georgian enameler David Kakabadze, designed as a vertical clock with a long, slender silhouette drawn from a racing skiff through a blue, rare flinqué enameling technique.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
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“Skiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skiff. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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skiff
noun
: any of various small boats
especially
: a flat-bottomed rowboat
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