flatboat

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Recent Examples of flatboat 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 An adventure historian builds a 19th-century flatboat and sails it down the Mississippi River. Washington Post, 14 Sep. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatboat
Noun
  • Fishing and Whitewater River Trips Many people don’t realize that our big rivers are a form of public lands, which is why the public gets to canoe, raft, tube, and fish on them.
    Cassidy Randall, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • Evan Laskowski said the woman was sitting in the bow of a 14-foot canoe when the attack happened.
    CBS News, CBS News, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Colorful traditional wooden outrigger canoes called pirogues line the beach where men spend hours mending their nets.
    Sira Thierij, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
  • As the team began to pull up its fishing nets, the pirogue pitched sharply.
    Jack Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
Noun
  • Coast Guard authorities reported that they were alerted to an overturned Panga skiff off Del Mar Beach around 6:30 a.m. EDT on Monday.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
  • There’s also some great hiking, beach walks, kayak tours and more skiff rides.
    Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • The pair added their wishes to the wall and then headed out on a rowboat together.
    Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The previous council approved a raft of tenant protections but rescinded it in 2021 under legal pressure.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
  • As Samsung Galaxy users finally get to upgrade to One UI 7, bringing Android 15’s raft of updates to their phones, there’s suddenly a new reason for attention to turn to One UI 8 and Android 16.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • The 24-year-old booked the Airbnb, one friend booked a pontoon boat ride and another the dinner reservations.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • The couple smiled together on a pontoon boat in the photo.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • Rent a kayak, canoe or paddleboard and make your way through the park’s 50 miles of mangrove wilderness.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
  • Bring a canoe, kayak or stand-up paddleboard, along with a life preserver and whistle.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Stillwater River Boats offers seasonal tours of the St. Croix on an old-fashioned paddleboat, including sightseeing and jazz brunch cruises.
    Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Dora Canal Cottage A stay in this quaint vacation rental fronting the Dora Canal comes with relaxing moments on the front porch or by the firepit and access to kayaks and a paddleboat for setting off on the water.
    Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025

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“Flatboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatboat. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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