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dory

noun

Definition of dory

as in canoe

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Recent Examples of dory He and his dory were overlooked and forgotten by the mothership in a fog leaving him and a compatriot at sea five days from land. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Well, our president just told us the economy is in fine fettle, Everything would be hunky dory if not for Joe Biden. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025 Everything was hunky dory when federal law enforcement was raiding Mar-a-Lago and President Joe Biden was getting a free pass? — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2025 Ride in a traditional wooden dory boat piloted by our trip leader, Kale Cimperman, who regales his passengers with tales of the early Idaho rafting guides – the subject of his master’s thesis. — Eileen Ogintz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for dory

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Noun

Māori mythology locates Karikari as the location where the first canoes landed in New Zealand.

— Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
But Hearn took his whitewater canoe straight into the raging rapids, where officers later swooped in and arrested him.

— Jasmine Baehr , Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of canoe

Noun

Flores and Álvarez, on one of the skiffs, were floating approximately fifteen nautical miles east of the Fiorella.

— Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
The three male crabs are hauled into our polar skiff; the last goes back into the sea to produce the next generation.

— The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2026

Definition of skiff

Noun

On Friday, June 19, authorities said in a release that the Royal New Zealand Air Force's (RNZAF) P-8A Poseidon crew found the man in his 13-foot aluminum rowboat that morning.

— Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
Even a rowboat can become garden gold with a little imagination.

— Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 6 May 2026

Definition of rowboat

Noun

Take in its beauty at a leisurely pace atop a paddleboard or in a kayak borrowed from Aloha Paddle Lake Norman, which offers rentals and beginner-friendly lessons.

— Brennan Long, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
Enjoy the rest of the summer on the water with this 2-in-1 package that includes an inflatable paddle board that converts to a kayak in seconds.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 6 July 2026

Definition of kayak

Noun

That material will then be suctioned up along with seawater and loaded onto large barges, known as scows, which carry a slurry of sediment, rocks and debris.

— Teresa Tomassoni, Sun Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2026
The family friends promised to help Wade find work at a seafood processing plant or on a fish-buying scow.

— Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025

Definition of scow

Noun

While some soon-to-be-retirees are called to the beach or the mountains, others are drawn to lake living and all its perks, like watching sunsets on the dock, grilling outside, and taking the pontoon boat out for daily cruises.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026
Captain An Electric Boat Around Morro Bay Estero Adventures rents quiet electric pontoon boats that visitors operate themselves.

— David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of pontoon

Noun

Well, not bad in terms of trying to showcase how much money Europe is spending on its own defense, with a raft of billion-dollar deals announced with some of the world's largest military contractors.

— Steve Sedgwick,Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Throughout Boise’s hot summer days, a steady stream of people take the bus into Barber Park, queueing up to rent their tubes or rafts and then float down the river to Ann Morrison Park.

— Carolyn Komatsoulis Updated July 7, Idaho Statesman, 7 July 2026

Definition of raft

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