rowing boat

chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rowing boat
Noun
  • Take the quiz here … DUGOUT SECRETS – Mysterious wooden canoe found after Hurricane Ian still baffles experts three years later.
    , FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Then, Danson invited Steenburgen on a canoe trip with friends in Mendocino, California.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While gently gliding down a clear Jamaican river, surrounded by dense green jungle, the sound of water trickling along the raft and birds in the distance gives the video an idyllic feel at first glance.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This in turn connected Burke to the movie business as the city’s tax breaks meant a raft of horror movies were shooting there at the time.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Chinese-style mud houses line the lake’s edge—their curved roofs reflected in still waters as wooden rowboats drift past floating lanterns.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Crossing the Pacific Ocean is a daunting task by any measure, but imagine doing it in a rowboat, completely unsupported.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Kelly’s father owned a pontoon boat that, in high school, had been off limits.
    David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The result is what seems to be a cross between a catamaran and a giant fishing pontoon with a large open deck measuring 900 ft² (83 m²) that can handle standard shipping containers weighing up to 30 tonnes.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Dozens have died in recent years trying to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in overcrowded dinghies.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
  • An additional autonomous dinghy could serve as the above water collection point.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pull your boat or kayak directly up to the property before enjoying fresh, Italian seafood-forward dishes.
    Teaghan Skulszki, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The three occupants were rescued by kayak from the home's backyard due to the area's marshy terrain, Colleton County Fire-Rescue told ABC News.
    Mason Leath, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But those were mere skiffs by comparison with the general-entertainment battleships.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The Tacketts rejected the Alaska State Trooper’s conclusion that their son had fallen out of the skiff and drowned.
    Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • More substantial gigs followed, most famously Big Dick Richie in Magic Mike (2012) and Magic Mike XXL (2015).
    Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
  • However, by 23, following injuries and burnout, facing a lack of sponsors and juggling multiple part-time gigs, D’Amato left the sport for the corporate world.
    Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 3 Oct. 2025
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