coracle

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Recent Examples of coracle The Irish claim centers on St Brendan, who in the sixth century is said to have sailed to America in his coracle. Gordon Campbell, Time, 29 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coracle
Noun
  • The sweeping glass and cement lobby doubles as an art gallery, with a magnificent Mayan canoe running through it.
    David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Neighbors and Henderson County Sheriff’s deputies came to the McNeelys' rescue in canoes, kayaks and paddle boards.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While gently gliding down a clear Jamaican river, surrounded by dense green jungle, the sound of water trickling along the raft and birds in the distance gives the video an idyllic feel at first glance.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This in turn connected Burke to the movie business as the city’s tax breaks meant a raft of horror movies were shooting there at the time.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Chinese-style mud houses line the lake’s edge—their curved roofs reflected in still waters as wooden rowboats drift past floating lanterns.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Crossing the Pacific Ocean is a daunting task by any measure, but imagine doing it in a rowboat, completely unsupported.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But those were mere skiffs by comparison with the general-entertainment battleships.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The Tacketts rejected the Alaska State Trooper’s conclusion that their son had fallen out of the skiff and drowned.
    Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Dozens have died in recent years trying to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in overcrowded dinghies.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
  • An additional autonomous dinghy could serve as the above water collection point.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Kelly’s father owned a pontoon boat that, in high school, had been off limits.
    David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The result is what seems to be a cross between a catamaran and a giant fishing pontoon with a large open deck measuring 900 ft² (83 m²) that can handle standard shipping containers weighing up to 30 tonnes.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pull your boat or kayak directly up to the property before enjoying fresh, Italian seafood-forward dishes.
    Teaghan Skulszki, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The three occupants were rescued by kayak from the home's backyard due to the area's marshy terrain, Colleton County Fire-Rescue told ABC News.
    Mason Leath, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Colorful traditional wooden outrigger canoes called pirogues line the beach where men spend hours mending their nets.
    Sira Thierij, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024

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“Coracle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coracle. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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