pirogue

Definition of piroguenext

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Recent Examples of pirogue As the team began to pull up its fishing nets, the pirogue pitched sharply. Jack Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024 Artists hung paintings from trees, converted the walls of stores and restaurants into galleries, and filled some of Dakar’s run-down architectural gems with installations — piles of rubble, pieces of pirogue boats, a tennis court. Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 30 May 2024 Spanish migration advocacy group Walking Borders said the migrants' pirogue, a large fishing boat, left the seaside town of Fass Boye on July 10. Harold Maass, The Week, 18 Aug. 2023 The Spanish migration advocacy group Walking Borders said the vessel was a large fishing boat, called a pirogue, which had left Senegal on July 10. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for pirogue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pirogue
Noun
  • In the video, the animal jumps out of the water and lands on the front of the canoe, splashing several paddlers.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
  • On the river, two 10-metre canoes are strapped together, holding a truck and powered by a single outboard motor.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • Another unique addition to the outdoor space is a wooden skiff from Martha's Vineyard, which Leon says was one of his dad's favorite anecdotes to share with visitors.
    Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
  • Over several weeks during the summers of 2020 through 2023, our team spent many hours navigating Mosquito Lagoon in a small skiff designed for shallow depths, recording seagrass presence.
    Hannah V. Herrero, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
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
  • Although San Francisco Bay is cold, the fitness icon Jack La Lanne once swam to the island pulling a rowboat, and several children also made the swim.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
  • On high-water days, tourists board a rowboat ferry for the two-minute trip.
    Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • She was found near an inflatable kayak, which had candy and insulin but no identification.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
  • The veteran photographer was ocean-bound in his kayak with an underwater camera attached, filming while a juvenile shark trailed about 10 feet behind.
    Tom Wait, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • Brian Hooker told local investigators that his wife fell from the dinghy and was swept away in the current with the keys to the boat, forcing him to paddle back to shore.
    Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • More than 700 rescuers equipped with underwater sonar devices, dinghies and drones were deployed Sunday to search for the missing people and the truck.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • On the kind of warm, bright afternoon that Michigan boaters wait all year for, Malik Amine and his brother readied their family’s pontoon boat for the summer.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 June 2026
  • Rent a pontoon, kayak, or paddleboard to explore the lakes, or float a gentle stretch of the Ottertail River with Charlie’s Ottertail Tubing.
    Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Midwest Living, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • Cue a raft of social media fancams showing a blushing Mary Bennet being pursued by her handsome, Regency-era bachelors.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
  • Additional details, including how many students were on the raft at the time, have not been made publicly available.
    Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026

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“Pirogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pirogue. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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