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
  • 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
Noun
  • With bow and arrow in hand, Anghba finds his hunt for a wild boar across a riverbank interrupted by a raft floating downstream, as former tribespeople surround a jovial American preacher (Douglas Henshall), much to the chieftain’s chagrin.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Zubaydah was waterboarded more than 80 times in a month at one point and confined over 11 days in a coffin-size box, among a raft of other mistreatment, a Senate report found.
    — ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
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
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
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
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
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
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

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“Coracle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coracle. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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