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Recent Examples of bateau
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.
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Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025
The velvet navy dress featured a bateau-neck and dramatic white sash, which billowed into a sweeping train.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
The model and reality television star wore an ivory minidress featuring a bateau neckline and three-quarter sleeves with a corset-like fit at the waist.
—Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 26 June 2023
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
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Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025
The velvet navy dress featured a bateau-neck and dramatic white sash, which billowed into a sweeping train.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
The model and reality television star wore an ivory minidress featuring a bateau neckline and three-quarter sleeves with a corset-like fit at the waist.
—Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 26 June 2023
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bateau
Noun
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In the video, the animal jumps out of the water and lands on the front of the canoe, splashing several paddlers.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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On the river, two 10-metre canoes are strapped together, holding a truck and powered by a single outboard motor.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Another unique addition to the outdoor space is a wooden skiff from Martha's Vineyard, which Leon says was one of his dad's favorite anecdotes to share with visitors.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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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.—
Hannah V. Herrero,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The nautical equipment still featured the aluminum fishing boat, but the impossible tub was long gone, replaced by a pontoon boat, a real one.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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Juan Carlos Garcia-Guitierrez of Lancaster had been in a pontoon boat on the lake before jumping into the water for a swim.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Although San Francisco Bay is cold, the fitness icon Jack La Lanne once swam to the island pulling a rowboat, and several children also made the swim.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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On high-water days, tourists board a rowboat ferry for the two-minute trip.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Brian Hooker told local investigators that his wife fell from the dinghy and was swept away in the current with the keys to the boat, forcing him to paddle back to shore.—
Cristian Benavides,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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More than 700 rescuers equipped with underwater sonar devices, dinghies and drones were deployed Sunday to search for the missing people and the truck.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
Noun
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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
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Colorful traditional wooden outrigger canoes called pirogues line the beach where men spend hours mending their nets.—
Sira Thierij,
NPR,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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She was found near an inflatable kayak, which had candy and insulin but no identification.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
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The veteran photographer was ocean-bound in his kayak with an underwater camera attached, filming while a juvenile shark trailed about 10 feet behind.—
Tom Wait,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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“Bateau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bateau. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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