garvey

noun

Definition of garveynext
as in curragh

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Recent Examples of garvey The Jawn — a slang word particular to Philadelphia that functions as a pronoun for pretty much anything — is a garvey, a type of work boat. — Cassie Owens, Philly.com, 2 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garvey
  1. dory
  2. canoe
  3. skiff
  4. outrigger
  5. dinghy
  6. scow
  7. pontoon
  8. johnboat
Noun
  • 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
Definition of dory
Noun
  • Their destination was the ancestral hearth, spiritual fountainhead, and reliquary of antiquities, the country home of the Wariboko war-canoe family.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The eight-mile Granite City Greenway by Mount Airy’s southern border is ideal for walking or biking, with several launches for kayaks, canoes, and tubes along the trail.
    — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of canoe
Noun
  • Alas, the Launchpad’s crew did not respond to the request, and a nearby cruise ship came to the rescue instead, towing the skiff back to port.
    — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The ship that came to the skiff's assistance was a cruise ship called the Wilderness Legacy, which towed it to Farragut Bay, according to the Alaska Beacon.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of skiff
Noun
  • Meanwhile, at Palmares Outpost, Papagayo’s adventure hub, those craving an adrenaline rush can try mountain biking or outrigger canoeing.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The money will finance dozens of routine but essential items, such as a new roof, a 24-seat school bus and outrigger canoes that will be used by military veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress.
    — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
Definition of outrigger
Noun
  • Three officers in a patrol boat saw him and two other people riding in a dinghy with a blue canopy in Cow Channel.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
  • Operating as close as possible to the Libyan search-and-rescue zone, its crew deployed fast rigid inflatable boats (RHIBs) to reach overcrowded inflatable dinghies before larger rescue vessels could arrive.
    — Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 17 July 2026
Definition of dinghy
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
  • Magdalena Jablonska of Des Plaines was killed on July 25 when a triple-engine pontoon boat operated by 45-year-old Richard Stevenson of Lisle collided with her boat in a no-wake zone.
    — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Two other people who had been aboard the pontoon left before law enforcement arrived.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of pontoon
Noun
  • Hodge, who runs an Alweld Invader, a shallow-running johnboat, didn’t have forward-facing sonar or any other fancy electronics onboard.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 May 2026
  • Stanberry and her husband, and sometimes friends who like to come along, will brave the heat and bugs and hike out into the swamp, drive out to trails in a vehicle, take electric bikes or motor around in a johnboat looking for the invasive species.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Definition of johnboat

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“Garvey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garvey. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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