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bateau

noun

Definition of bateau

as in canoe

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Recent Examples of bateau Dress up the elegant summer staple with kitten heels and a bateau tee. — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2026 Estimated to cost upwards of $265,000, the silk cady dress was defined by its clean lines, sculpted bateau neckline, and precise tailoring. — Eloise Moran, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026 At this moment, our two guides and the lumbermen who had rescued us from the log jam came bursting out of the guides’ cabin and rushed to the bateau. — Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025 On the first canvas, two women in straw hats navigate a bateau, or small boat, down a creek; on the second, a woman gazes out over the water, the reeds licking at the hem of her dress. — Latria Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for bateau

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Noun

Rent a kayak, canoe, or tube from New River Outdoor Adventures and get out on the water.

— Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026
Where canoes once rested beside fishing nets drying in the sun, housing developments and new infrastructure have appeared.

— Sebastián López Brach, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of canoe

Noun

Matt Steven stepped into the booth at the start of 2026, having already coached New Zealand’s 49er skiff crew to an Olympic silver medal at Paris 2024.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The teen told White that his brother was still under the skiff at the time of his rescue, according to the Anchorage Daily News.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of skiff

Noun

Highlights and experiences It is always a special event stepping out of Venice’s airport onto a pontoon and a polished mahogany water taxi that drops you off canalside near your hotel, after a purr through the Grand Canal.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors said boater Richard Stevenson, of Lisle, was intoxicated and traveling at about 80 mph in July on the river when his pontoon hit a boat carrying Magdalena Jablonska of Des Plaines, decapitating her, authorities said.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of pontoon

Noun

In Sacramento, the new governor, Leland Stanford, had to be taken to his inauguration by rowboat.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
In 2020, Steinberg successfully rowed over 2,500 miles from Monterey, California to Kaneohe, Hawaii alone in a 23-foot rowboat across 71 days.

— Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of rowboat

Noun

The early whiskey makers in Kentucky were the first to barrel and ship their whiskey on flatboats down to New Orleans.

— Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
On Christmas Eve 1788, settlers hopped into flatboats at Limestone (Maysville, Kentucky) and traveled for four days down the icy Ohio River to establish Losantiville, later called Cincinnati.

— Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2024

Definition of flatboat

Noun

Three officers in a patrol boat saw him and two other people riding in a dinghy with a blue canopy in Cow Channel.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
Operating as close as possible to the Libyan search-and-rescue zone, its crew deployed fast rigid inflatable boats (RHIBs) to reach overcrowded inflatable dinghies before larger rescue vessels could arrive.

— Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 17 July 2026

Definition of dinghy

Noun

Wooden pirogue boats idle in the bay, while young people do odd jobs – rolling car tires across town or selling bags of tap water – to help their parents make ends meet.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2025
Offshore, kite surfers dance across the lagoon while fishermen paddle slender pirogues above shallow coral gardens alive with neon wrasse and ghostly butterflyfish.

— Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025

Definition of pirogue

Noun

The four modern luxury treehouse-style cabins feature multi-level decks, full kitchens, onsite kayak rentals, wi-fi, and private fire pits.

— Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Midwest Living, 20 Sep. 2026
Rent a kayak, canoe, or tube from New River Outdoor Adventures and get out on the water.

— Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026

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