Thesaurus results for JOHNBOAT

johnboat

noun

as in canoe

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Recent Examples of johnboat 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 From johnboats and small runabouts right down to kayaks, canoes, and even one-man pontoons and cata-rafts, there’s a rod holder that can turn any small boat into a fishing-catching machine. —

The Editors, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2019 Brandon Dean Wilson, of Grayson, was driving a johnboat with his 6-year-old son Garrett on board about 10 p.m., Georgia Department of National Resources spokesman Mark McKinnon said. —

Erin Schilling, ajc, 11 July 2019

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Noun

Over the coming years, a team of 57 scientists and local guides explored all the major rivers and tributaries of the Okavango Delta, traversing this vast landscape in dugout canoes, on motorbikes, on foot, and in armored vehicles.

— Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Using tools only of stone, bone, and shell, Islanders made wooden spears and clubs, and canoes built from planks stitched together with plant fibers and fitted with outriggers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026