Thesaurus results for ROWBOAT

rowboat

noun

Definition of rowboat

as in canoe

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Recent Examples of rowboat 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 Rivera, who met Goldberg at a dinner with his manager five years ago, ran with the idea, placing a cast of Puerto Rican luminaries in the famous rowboat alongside Bad Bunny — who is draped in the Puerto Rican flag and standing in Washington’s place. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rowboat

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Noun

Māori mythology locates Karikari as the location where the first canoes landed in New Zealand.

— Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
But Hearn took his whitewater canoe straight into the raging rapids, where officers later swooped in and arrested him.

— Jasmine Baehr , Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of canoe

Noun

Flores and Álvarez, on one of the skiffs, were floating approximately fifteen nautical miles east of the Fiorella.

— Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
The three male crabs are hauled into our polar skiff; the last goes back into the sea to produce the next generation.

— The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2026

Definition of skiff

Noun

Well, not bad in terms of trying to showcase how much money Europe is spending on its own defense, with a raft of billion-dollar deals announced with some of the world's largest military contractors.

— Steve Sedgwick,Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Throughout Boise’s hot summer days, a steady stream of people take the bus into Barber Park, queueing up to rent their tubes or rafts and then float down the river to Ann Morrison Park.

— Carolyn Komatsoulis Updated July 7, Idaho Statesman, 7 July 2026

Definition of raft

Noun

Take in its beauty at a leisurely pace atop a paddleboard or in a kayak borrowed from Aloha Paddle Lake Norman, which offers rentals and beginner-friendly lessons.

— Brennan Long, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
Enjoy the rest of the summer on the water with this 2-in-1 package that includes an inflatable paddle board that converts to a kayak in seconds.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 6 July 2026

Definition of kayak

Noun

While some soon-to-be-retirees are called to the beach or the mountains, others are drawn to lake living and all its perks, like watching sunsets on the dock, grilling outside, and taking the pontoon boat out for daily cruises.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026
Captain An Electric Boat Around Morro Bay Estero Adventures rents quiet electric pontoon boats that visitors operate themselves.

— David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 June 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

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
Colorful traditional wooden outrigger canoes called pirogues line the beach where men spend hours mending their nets.

— Sira Thierij, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024

Definition of pirogue

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