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Recent Examples of dhow
Soak up the wonder of an African sunset on a traditional wooden dhow, search for crocodiles and elephants along the shore, or try catch-and-release tiger fishing.
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Alexandra Owens, AFAR Media, 10 Feb. 2025
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My water-resistant Venture Pal made its maiden voyage over two years ago on a traditional dhow boat in Mozambique.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
Elsewhere, private villa rentals are the way to go, and East African Retreats offers a fantastic selection: On Lamu, Dhow House sits on a stretch of beach where boat makers have been building traditional dhows for centuries.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Nov. 2024
Today, while traditional dhows (wooden sailing boats) still ply the Dubai Creek, offering tourists a glimpse of Dubai’s rich maritime history, a growing number of superyachts are docking at Dubai’s luxury marinas, positioning the emirate as a premier yacht tourism destination.
—Dubai Tourism Contributor, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
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Alexandra Owens, AFAR Media, 10 Feb. 2025
Lightweight Packable Foldable Travel Pack $32 $22 at Amazon
My water-resistant Venture Pal made its maiden voyage over two years ago on a traditional dhow boat in Mozambique.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
Elsewhere, private villa rentals are the way to go, and East African Retreats offers a fantastic selection: On Lamu, Dhow House sits on a stretch of beach where boat makers have been building traditional dhows for centuries.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Nov. 2024
Today, while traditional dhows (wooden sailing boats) still ply the Dubai Creek, offering tourists a glimpse of Dubai’s rich maritime history, a growing number of superyachts are docking at Dubai’s luxury marinas, positioning the emirate as a premier yacht tourism destination.
—Dubai Tourism Contributor, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dhow
Noun
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There’s also some great hiking, beach walks, kayak tours and more skiff rides.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Watkins steered the skiff across a clear blue lagoon twice the area of Manhattan to the eastern end.—
Kevin Gepford,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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Beach furniture and other recreational equipment (e.g., cabanas, umbrellas, canoes, small boats, bicycles) can reduce nesting success and increase false crawls on nesting beaches when left out overnight.—
Lexie Beach,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2025
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Settle once again came to the rescue by providing his own canoe to the team, who quickly rowed out to meet the young raptors.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2025
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The page indicates that the festival is looking for individuals who can lead activities like whale shark diving, cliff jumping, luxury catamaran sails or survivalist challenges.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
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Guests can set sail on a private catamaran with Pelican Adventures, wander through conservation sites like Parke Nacional Arikok, Spaans Lagoen, or the Balashi Gold Mill Ruins, or opt into community-centric programs like Iberostar’s beach clean-ups and coral nursery initiative.—
Ashlee Marie Preston,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The boys board a rescue boat and pull five souls off the Flicka’s rescue dinghy, all while sharks circle and buck.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2025
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In one of the most memorable finale scenes, Tanya kills everyone on the yacht and then falls to her death trying to get on a dinghy.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 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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As the team began to pull up its fishing nets, the pirogue pitched sharply.—
Jack Thompson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 June 2024
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Hong Kong: Hong Kong Harbor, one of the world’s most scenic, rewards passengers with vistas of skyscrapers, mountains, ferries and sampans.—
Georgina Cruz,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2024
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Malay, Chinese and Indian laborers did laundry, steered sampan boats and cleared land for the White military members.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN,
16 Sep. 2022
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Our first glimpse of the low-lying island, roughly 500 miles south of Cairo, is of a fisherman balancing skillfully atop his rowboat in the bulrushes.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
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The pair added their wishes to the wall and then headed out on a rowboat together.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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On Christmas Eve 1788, settlers hopped into flatboats at Limestone (Maysville, Kentucky) and traveled for four days down the icy Ohio River to establish Losantiville, later called Cincinnati.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
15 Dec. 2024
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The early whiskey makers in Kentucky were the first to barrel and ship their whiskey on flatboats down to New Orleans.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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“Dhow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dhow. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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