: any of various small boats
especially
: a flat-bottomed rowboat
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Coast Guard authorities reported that they were alerted to an overturned Panga skiff off Del Mar Beach around 6:30 a.m. EDT on Monday.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
There’s also some great hiking, beach walks, kayak tours and more skiff rides.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Watkins steered the skiff across a clear blue lagoon twice the area of Manhattan to the eastern end.
—Kevin Gepford, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Hop in a kayak or on a skiff ride for more intimate portraits of the state’s incredible wildlife.
—Uncruise Adventures, AFAR Media, 25 Mar. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
There’s also some great hiking, beach walks, kayak tours and more skiff rides.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Watkins steered the skiff across a clear blue lagoon twice the area of Manhattan to the eastern end.
—Kevin Gepford, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Hop in a kayak or on a skiff ride for more intimate portraits of the state’s incredible wildlife.
—Uncruise Adventures, AFAR Media, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Skiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skiff. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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skiff
noun
: any of various small boats
especially
: a flat-bottomed rowboat
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