coracle

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Recent Examples of coracle Pedal your way around the various monuments and heritage sites, and as dusk falls, load your bike into a coracle to cross the Tungabhadra River. Condé Nast Traveller, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2025 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
  • Crews are going campsite to campsite in canoes to ensure that visitors are evacuating, according to Deputy Forest Supervisor Drew Stroberg.
    Aki Nace, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Lounge on the private beach or play sand volleyball, and cruise the lake in complimentary kayaks, canoes, and stand-up paddleboards.
    Tree Meinch, Midwest Living, 11 July 2026
Noun
  • For something slower-paced, float the Penticton channel that connects Okanagan and Skaha lakes on tube rafts.
    Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
  • Star Valley Search & Rescue, a voluntary team that works at the direction of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, had been searching daily with drones, rafts, jet skis and a jet boat.
    Adam England, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • Launching from Monterey, California, in a 21-foot rowboat, Pfender documented the mental and physical challenges of her trip on social media.
    Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • On Friday, June 19, authorities said in a release that the Royal New Zealand Air Force's (RNZAF) P-8A Poseidon crew found the man in his 13-foot aluminum rowboat that morning.
    Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • Noe followed the sound of voices, moved the skiff toward a flickering in the church tower.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • Flores and Álvarez, on one of the skiffs, were floating approximately fifteen nautical miles east of the Fiorella.
    Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Two adults and two children were in distress and riding a rubber dinghy on the river, and needed assistance from local police, according to the outlet.
    Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
Noun
  • Heavy-duty lifeline The pontoon barge used in the operation measures approximately 60 meters in length and eight meters in width.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
  • Authorities said their initial belief that the group was on a pontoon boat were not correct.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • The appeal lies in easy rituals—the kayak pulled from beneath the deck, the line cast before breakfast, children diving from the dock.
    Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The clip appears to show a woman wearing a pink swimsuit paddling a kayak and petting an alligator at Silver Springs State Park in Marion County.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026
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 20 Jul. 2026.

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