rowboat

noun

Definition of rowboatnext
as in canoe

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Recent Examples of rowboat Launching from Monterey, California, in a 21-foot rowboat, Pfender documented the mental and physical challenges of her trip on social media. — Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Even a rowboat can become garden gold with a little imagination. — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 6 May 2026 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 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
  • Boat ramps in the park can be used as access points for canoes and kayaks, but the wind can whip across Lake Hart west of the park and Lake Mary Jane to the east.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The concierge can arrange morning canoe outings, paddleboarding, beach tennis, and weekend yoga classes; bicycles are also available for rent to ride along the waterfront.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of canoe
Noun
  • And to explore the surroundings, the schooner has a sailing dinghy and bicycles prepped and ready for its passengers.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • On Tuesday, hundreds of activists gathered at a marina in Gosport, near Portsmouth, as Thomas filmed himself going out to sea to try to intercept a dinghy carrying dozens of migrants across the Channel from France.
    — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of dinghy
Noun
  • At the prow of the skiff, our guide Helen holds a torch above her head, slicing through a thick layer of water lettuce on the river’s surface as the spotlight turns it a shade of neon green.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Five people, including two children, were rescued this week in the South Pacific island nation of Kiribati after three months drifting at sea in a 20-foot skiff, authorities said.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of skiff
Noun
  • That is, rafts of interior backstory and description that don’t obviously serve the plot.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Some customers paddled by on rafts and boards, above what used to be the boardwalk.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of raft
Noun
  • There’s also a genius Ritz-Venture & SeaVenture program offering a range of kayak excursions and jungle treks to secret beaches.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Paddle from the kayak launch inside the park with rentals and tours available or access the water from French Landing by bringing your own vessel.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of kayak
Noun
  • A couple turns around in their pontoon boat during the opening ceremony for the State Line Bridge project.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Twenty-six miles to the south, Ronald Conley rescued his dogs from his elevated house with a pontoon boat.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of pontoon
Noun
  • Story of the steamboat Washoe The Washoe was a 385-ton side-wheel paddleboat with four 32-foot-long iron boilers set on the deck, the Deadliest American Disasters site said.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • 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
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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