narrow boat

Definition of narrow boatnext
British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrow boat
Noun
  • Holding a drone show in its place would not require a barge and would cost $80,000 to $100,000, said Amy Jean-Baptiste, the city Parks and Recreation Deputy Director.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The wreck of a colossal oil barge is home to some of the bay's most stunning marine life.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Nix is known for his even keel personality.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Despite its considerable bulk, the S680 was in its element, using its prodigious 664 ft lbs of torque to slingshot out of the curves, while rear-wheel steering, adaptive air suspension and all-wheel drive kept it on an even keel through the tightest Alpine curves.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Others are banned entirely, including strike anywhere matches, torch lighters, and flammable aerosols like spray paint.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Guns, knives, lighters and cop cars are seen during a series of intense fast cuts.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • The Coast Guard launched a response involving the cutter Angela McShan (WPC 1135), an HC-130 Hercules airplane and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Shohei Ohtani, who had started the game on short rest and surrendered a three-run blast to Bo Bichette that put the Dodgers in a hole, hacked at a first-pitch cutter inside that Isiah Kiner-Falefa at second base handled easily.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In this Italian variation on chicken noodle soup, tender sautéed vegetables, chicken, and gnocchi simmer in a creamy chicken broth.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Applebee's is offering a free entrée from a special menu (classic bacon cheeseburger, 6-ounce top sirloin, chicken tenders, double crunch shrimp, Fiesta lime chicken, oriental chicken salad or three‑cheese chicken penne) to active and retired military service members.
    Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Best Bars Bar One Travel by dinghy or water taxi from the main island to Bar One, a floating bar anchored offshore in Admiralty Bay.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Another option is to try a water taxi across the bay.
    Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • This one starts with that shelter imploding under the strength of a massive radiation storm that displaces the Garrity clan in a hurry, and leaves them on a lifeboat to Europe in the wretched hope that someone on the continent will offer them a safe place to plant new roots.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
  • An even better move would have been for Rose (Kate Winslet) to stay on the lifeboat, giving Jack a better shot at survival on that floating door.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 31 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Blasetti is facing grand larceny charges for allegedly swiping a keelboat from the Dyckman Marina in Inwood around noon Saturday and rowed it to a trimaran moored out in the Hudson River.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
  • Most of the time, a small keelboat barely exceeds 10 knots of speed (11.5mph).
    Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Narrow boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrow%20boat. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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