rowing boats

plural of rowing boat, chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rowing boats
Noun
  • Neighbors and Henderson County Sheriff’s deputies came to the McNeelys' rescue in canoes, kayaks and paddle boards.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Their equipment was largely borrowed, and included old-style, canvas tents and heavy, aluminum canoes.
    Tom Cherveny, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Flint River Outdoor Center has half-day, full-day, and overnight trips on and above the Sprewell Bluff section with canoes, kayaks, rafts, and a shuttle service.
    David Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This became apparent after our group popped the floor of one of our rafts, which later resulted in multiple pins.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The actor kept busy with a slew of guest spot gigs and a recurring role on the long-running TV series Alice.
    Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The band’s fans gleefully push to the front of their gigs in order to get blasted with any manner of fake bodily fluids that erupt from the towering, cartoonish dummies.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But those were mere skiffs by comparison with the general-entertainment battleships.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The dive shop loads us up on one of the skiffs for near-shore diving, hauling us out to a historical wreck site on their larger double-decker catamaran.
    Peter Kelly, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Rowing boats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rowing%20boats. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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