curraghs

noun

variants or currachs
plural of curragh
as in surfboats

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  1. canoes
  2. rafts
  3. shells
  4. gigs
  5. skiffs
  6. prams
  7. crafts
  8. punts
Noun
  • The city's boathouse rents canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddleboards on a 109-acre lake, with hiking trails through the surrounding preserve.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • With spotters overlooking the fjords and communicating from land, fishers set fires in canoes to lure tuna close enough to harpoon.
    — Torben Rick, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of canoes
Noun
  • This type of maritime migration is different from the once-common arrivals of rafts and other homemade vessels that Cubans are known to use to escape their homeland, and the overloaded freighters and sailboats used by people fleeing Haiti.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The Coast Guard had dropped inflatable rafts in the water nearby, but the teen — who was suffering from hypothermia — was too weak to swim to them.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of rafts
Noun
  • An artillery crew soldier from the Separate Rifle Battalion of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region prepares shells for a 155-mm Bosnian M94 howitzer in a dugout during a combat mission in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on October 15, 2026.
    — Anastasiia Parafeniuk, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Older heated jackets were bulky outer shells meant to be seen.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of shells
Noun
  • Tanaka got the job and the tour launched with two intimate San Diego gigs earlier this month.
    — Courtney Devores, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
  • With zero acting gigs on the horizon and weary of taking handouts from Tori, Trina returns to Hollywood Arts for a substitute teaching position.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of gigs
Noun
  • Dozens of sunken skiffs and speedboats, long written off by their owners, sat dry on the sand.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Head to Bahia Marina on 22nd Street to rent a variety of water craft including kayaks, skiffs and pontoon boats.
    — Katie Riley, Southern Living, 15 July 2026
Definition of skiffs
Noun
  • His mother, Laura, was a devout Methodist and a vegetarian, while his father, Kenneth, who worked as an accounts clerk and also restored prams and bicycles, had been a conscientious objector, and was a militant anti-smoker.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 June 2026
  • Babies here are moved around in sleds, not prams.
    — David Greig September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Definition of prams
Noun
  • This includes marine transportation, shipbuilding and repair, national defense and security, world-class research on autonomous crafts, shipping and logistics, tourism and recreation.
    — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Guests can participate in crafts and a night walk and visit educational booths.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of crafts
Noun
  • On previous punts in the game, the Panthers had not been as aggressive in trying to block the punt, the edge rusher taking two steps before turning around to block for the returner.
    — Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Miami punts The Hurricanes once again got past midfield, but Carson Beck was then sacked on back-to-back plays to force a Miami punt.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Definition of punts
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