Thesaurus results for JOHNBOAT

johnboat

noun

Definition of johnboat

as in canoe

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Recent Examples of johnboat 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, 15 Aug. 2025 On an aluminum johnboat, a good seat can make a world of difference. — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023 No matter if they were hauled in by a trawler, by a cast-netter knee-deep in a creek, or by a late-night baiter whose johnboat lantern is just one twinkle in a constellation of fellow shrimpers out on the inky harbor. — Stephanie Hunt, Southern Living, 12 July 2020

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Noun

Before the arrival of Europeans, the Native tribes used these waters as highways for their dugout and birchbark canoes.

— Robert Klose, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
The two individuals had been camping along Tomales Bay before setting out in a canoe shortly before midnight Saturday, according to officials.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of canoe

Noun

Dozens of sunken skiffs and speedboats, long written off by their owners, sat dry on the sand.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of skiff

Noun

In 2020, Steinberg successfully rowed over 2,500 miles from Monterey, California to Kaneohe, Hawaii alone in a 23-foot rowboat across 71 days.

— Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of rowboat

Noun

Highlights and experiences It is always a special event stepping out of Venice’s airport onto a pontoon and a polished mahogany water taxi that drops you off canalside near your hotel, after a purr through the Grand Canal.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors said boater Richard Stevenson, of Lisle, was intoxicated and traveling at about 80 mph in July on the river when his pontoon hit a boat carrying Magdalena Jablonska of Des Plaines, decapitating her, authorities said.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of pontoon

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

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
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

Definition of flatboat

Noun

Searchers have found a body one day after an empty kayak appeared in North Carolina’s Lake Waccamaw, according to investigators.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026
To appreciate seaside La Jolla, rent a kayak at La Jolla Shores, tiptoe through tidepools along Coast Boulevard or bathe in surfer vibes at Windansea Beach.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026