rowboat

noun

Definition of rowboatnext
as in canoe

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Recent Examples of rowboat 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 Other unmissable experiences include taking a wooden rowboat into the Blue Grotto and riding the seggiovia (an open-air chairlift for one) to Monte Salario. — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2026 On their third anniversary, Irvi proposed in a rowboat in Central Park. — Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rowboat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rowboat
  1. canoe
  2. dinghy
  3. skiff
  4. raft
  5. kayak
  6. pontoon
  7. paddleboat
  8. pirogue
Noun
  • Officials are asking anyone who has seen Sean Michael Cunningham or his canoe in the last few days to contact them immediately.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • The trail off that parking lot is wooded and crosses miles of wetlands and river swamp with multiple bridges and places where people can fish, canoe, and kayak.
    — Dateline NBC, NBC news, 30 July 2026
Definition of canoe
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
  • Noe followed the sound of voices, moved the skiff toward a flickering in the church tower.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • Head to Bahia Marina on 22nd Street to rent a variety of water craft including kayaks, skiffs and pontoon boats.
    — Katie Riley, Southern Living, 15 July 2026
Definition of skiff
Noun
  • The sheriff's office requested photos or videos that may show the child on a raft or boat with other children before the incident, as well as anyone who may have witnessed the child before she was pulled from the water.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Along with the heavy-duty foundation raft, the tower consisted of a hollow concrete core running the complete height of the building, tapering from 35 ft (11 m) at the base to 22 ft (7 m) at the top, with a corresponding thinning of the core walls.
    — David Szondy August 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of raft
Noun
  • Lake Pleasant Lodge, right on the shore of Lake Pleasant, is open year-round for all-season adventuring, offering amenities like on-site canoe and kayak rentals.
    — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Every year, millions of people swim, surf, kayak and dive in the ocean off California.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of kayak
Noun
  • Troopers say a 10-year-old girl fell off a tube being pulled by a pontoon driven by 45-year-old Jonathan McGrew of Manton.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Two other people who had been aboard the pontoon left before law enforcement arrived.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of pontoon
Noun
  • One of the nation’s largest urban parks, this 1,300-acre expanse has golf, paddleboats, a live oak estimated to be 800 years old, a botanical garden, and the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA).
    — Jenny Adams, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026
  • The fee covers swan paddleboat rentals, nightly movies and s'mores on the beach, fitness classes, and in-room Wi-Fi, among other inclusions.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
Definition of paddleboat
Noun
  • Wooden pirogue boats idle in the bay, while young people do odd jobs – rolling car tires across town or selling bags of tap water – to help their parents make ends meet.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Offshore, kite surfers dance across the lagoon while fishermen paddle slender pirogues above shallow coral gardens alive with neon wrasse and ghostly butterflyfish.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Definition of pirogue

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