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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.
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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
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
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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
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The footage shows the marine mammal surfacing alongside the canoe, mouth open and teeth visible, then hopping aboard for a few seconds.—
David Caraccio
May 27,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Cue a raft of social media fancams showing a blushing Mary Bennet being pursued by her handsome, Regency-era bachelors.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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Additional details, including how many students were on the raft at the time, have not been made publicly available.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
28 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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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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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
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The lifeguard pursued me in a gray metal dinghy with a bullhorn, ordering me out of the water and yanking me up over the side of his boat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 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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The cave is only accessible by boat and kayak tours due to regulations, however.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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Eventually, Jake makes the call to take Danny's kayak to the nearby boat ramp and return with help.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 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
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“Coracle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coracle. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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