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flatboat

noun

Definition of flatboat

as in canoe

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Recent Examples of flatboat 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 Those who made it safely to New Orleans sold their wares, then sold the warped wood from their flatboats as scrap. — Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024 Travel writer Rinker Buck built a flatboat and traveled from Pittsburgh to New Orleans on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. — Monitor Reviewers, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2022 An adventure historian builds a 19th-century flatboat and sails it down the Mississippi River. — Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for flatboat

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Noun

Officials are asking anyone who has seen Sean Michael Cunningham or his canoe in the last few days to contact them immediately.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 31 July 2026
The trail off that parking lot is wooded and crosses miles of wetlands and river swamp with multiple bridges and places where people can fish, canoe, and kayak.

— Dateline NBC, NBC news, 30 July 2026

Definition of canoe

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

Definition of pirogue

Noun

This summer a group of Indigenous Taiwanese modern-day voyagers decided to recreate the journey in a large rowboat from one of Taiwan’s islands all the way to the Philippines in an effort to reconnect with their ancient seafaring heritage.

— Greg Dixon, NPR, 24 July 2026
Launching from Monterey, California, in a 21-foot rowboat, Pfender documented the mental and physical challenges of her trip on social media.

— Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of rowboat

Noun

The sheriff's office requested photos or videos that may show the child on a raft or boat with other children before the incident, as well as anyone who may have witnessed the child before she was pulled from the water.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Along with the heavy-duty foundation raft, the tower consisted of a hollow concrete core running the complete height of the building, tapering from 35 ft (11 m) at the base to 22 ft (7 m) at the top, with a corresponding thinning of the core walls.

— David Szondy August 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of raft

Noun

Lake Pleasant Lodge, right on the shore of Lake Pleasant, is open year-round for all-season adventuring, offering amenities like on-site canoe and kayak rentals.

— Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
Every year, millions of people swim, surf, kayak and dive in the ocean off California.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of kayak

Noun

One of the nation’s largest urban parks, this 1,300-acre expanse has golf, paddleboats, a live oak estimated to be 800 years old, a botanical garden, and the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA).

— Jenny Adams, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026
The fee covers swan paddleboat rentals, nightly movies and s'mores on the beach, fitness classes, and in-room Wi-Fi, among other inclusions.

— Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 22 May 2026

Definition of paddleboat

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