rowing boat

Definition of rowing boatnext
chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rowing boat
Noun
  • To explore the area, visitors can hike, canoe, or hop aboard a boat on the Lemmenjoki River.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Anyone who has tried to paddle a canoe upstream knows what that means.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • For the 24-year-old South Floridian and her family, it’s been some journey already, which began when her father spent seven days on a raft through the treacherous waters from Cuba to Miami.
    James Varsallone, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
  • And fire ants use their waxy, water-repellent coating and textured exoskeletons to trap air; during floods, thousands cling together to make buoyant, living rafts that can survive 12 days and possibly longer.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Next comes Emergency Medical Services in a rowboat.
    Rabbi Steve Roth, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Somebody was evacuating the karaoke machine on a pontoon made of wood and inflatable toys.
    Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Next to it sat a pontoon boat and a basketball goal.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Nguyen was among those refugees, crowding as a teen on a dinghy heading for international waters.
    Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Dock the dinghy at Bar One to enjoy a frozen cocktail or an ice-cold beer at this floating bar anchored offshore.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Walk or kayak along the city's gorgeous riverfront parks and trails.
    Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
  • But her college housemate and kayak support paddler, Sarah Enix, said the swim odyssey — with Breed intending to be in the water each day for five hours and 10 to 12 miles — is being planned meticulously.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • L’Epée 1839 reinterpreted La Regatta as a Métiers d’Art creation with Georgian enameler David Kakabadze, designed as a vertical clock with a long, slender silhouette drawn from a racing skiff through a blue, rare flinqué enameling technique.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
  • From the skiff, Jewel prayed as the officers cuffed the men, allegedly roughed one up, and eventually coerced him into revealing where the stash was.
    Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Hauling in $90 per donation, the 18-year-old San Diego State University student also took on tutoring and a part time gig during school breaks to try to pony up enough paper for the tickets.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Hauling in $90 per donation, the 18-year-old San Diego State University student also took on tutoring and a part-time gig during school breaks to try to pony up enough paper for the tickets.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Rowing boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rowing%20boat. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.

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