paddleboat

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Recent Examples of paddleboat 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 One of Snorkel Park’s best aspects is that the beach has ample amenities to rent, including snorkel equipment, paddleboats, kayaks, sun umbrellas, lounge chairs, and cabanas. Sandy Allen, AFAR Media, 10 Jan. 2025 The current mural is composed of five historical scenes, beginning in the upper left- hand corner with the depiction of the paddleboat Wanderer that hauled cargo on the New River in the late 1800s. Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025 In the summer, the river is crowded with paddleboats, kayaks and other personal watercraft as people row up to watch. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for paddleboat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paddleboat
Noun
  • There are also boat tours, kayak and canoe rentals, hiking, and fishing within the park.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Seminoles were able to row their canoes on the river right up to the building to conduct business with Frank.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Julie Andrews was repeatedly toppled by helicopter downdrafts while filming the opening scene, the rowboat sequence nearly ended in disaster when the boat capsized and Gretl (Kym Karath) almost drowned.
    Cathy Whitlock, Architectural Digest, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Chinese-style mud houses line the lake’s edge—their curved roofs reflected in still waters as wooden rowboats drift past floating lanterns.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • One even landed near her kayak, Kitchen said, laughing.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Soon, the Florida woman's kayak is surrounded by swimming, curious macaques.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That misses the point of a pontoon boat, not to mention living on a nice piece of lakeshore.
    Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Kelly’s father owned a pontoon boat that, in high school, had been off limits.
    David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Dozens have died in recent years trying to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in overcrowded dinghies.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
  • An additional autonomous dinghy could serve as the above water collection point.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
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
Noun
  • Its importance to the BBC is underscored by the fact that the corporation is using the series to promote a raft of other content before each episode airs.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The Democratic National Committee congratulated Mamdani on his win but is hardly sending resources to a race that has drawn annoyance from the typical raft of consultants still trying to figure out what, exactly, the party can sell in the next cycle.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The bulk of the trip was focused on searching for wildlife during skiff rides along the shores and on a walk in the jungle.
    Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 21 Oct. 2025
  • On Monday morning, Duane and Bill took the skiff to the far side of the lake.
    Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Paddleboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paddleboat. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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