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Between adventures, enjoy lazy afternoon hammock naps, sunset rides on a dhow boat, and candlelit dinners on the beach as waves curl onto powdery sand.
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Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2025
Falconry displays, dhow boat races, and majlis gatherings with cardamom coffee keep Qatar’s cultural roots alive.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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.
—Alexandra Owens, AFAR Media, 10 Feb. 2025
The Utamaduni shares this stretch of beach with a more modern descendant, Flipflopi Ndogo, the world's first dhow made entirely from recycled plastic.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Nov. 2024
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Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2025
Falconry displays, dhow boat races, and majlis gatherings with cardamom coffee keep Qatar’s cultural roots alive.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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.
—Alexandra Owens, AFAR Media, 10 Feb. 2025
The Utamaduni shares this stretch of beach with a more modern descendant, Flipflopi Ndogo, the world's first dhow made entirely from recycled plastic.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dhow
Noun
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The bulk of the trip was focused on searching for wildlife during skiff rides along the shores and on a walk in the jungle.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
21 Oct. 2025
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On Monday morning, Duane and Bill took the skiff to the far side of the lake.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Both men were wearing life jackets, but were separated when their canoe capsized.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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No death-defying rapids here on this lazy, looping stretch easily paddled by families in canoes.—
Stephen Trimble,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Beyond the resort, there is also horseback riding and luxury catamaran cruises to swim with turtles.—
Kate Van Dyke,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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The charter is open to a maximum of four people from the same group, with the starting price for the adventure set at £139,000 (or about $186,200) per person for seven nights onboard the catamaran that will accommodate the dive team.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Robb Report,
20 Oct. 2025
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Dozens have died in recent years trying to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in overcrowded dinghies.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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An additional autonomous dinghy could serve as the above water collection point.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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It’s crowded with houseboats, fishing vessels, roving vendors in sampans, and multi-story floating restaurants that drew tourists until the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to shutter.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
6 June 2025
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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
Noun
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Alice Austen and Gertrude Tate in a rowboat in Scotland in 1903.Courtesy Collection of Alice Austen House But when the 1929 stock market crash caught Austen in the crosshairs, her financial standing plummeted.—
Margaret Hetherman,
NBC news,
19 Oct. 2025
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Another sweet photo showed the couple spending time together in a rowboat on the lake.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
12 Oct. 2025
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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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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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“Dhow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dhow. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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