rowing boat

Definition of rowing boatnext
chiefly British

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Noun
  • The group is working to increase access for canoes and kayaks on the creek, including into Indiana Dunes National Park.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The canoe slalom and kayak cross are scheduled for venues in Oklahoma City.
    Lorraine Ali News, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The tactic has become more popular with smugglers as police on the beaches try to thwart crossings by puncturing the rafts that groups of migrants have to inflate and carry to the water.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Before the astronauts can exit the capsule, divers will install an inflatable raft, called a front porch, under Orion's side hatch.
    Miles Doran, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Guests also have access to a community pool and clubhouse, plus practical perks like an EV charger and dockside pontoon rentals.
    Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Or head out on the river on your own with a pontoon from Stillwater Boat Rentals or Ole Sawmill Marina.
    Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Without power on their dinghy, Brian Hooker attempted to paddle to shore and the little boat eventually drifted away, hours later washing ashore near Marsh Harbour, according to his account shared by police.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
  • This screenshot, taken by Brian Hooker of Navionics and obtained by CBS News, purportedly shows the route his dinghy took the night his wife Lynette disappeared in the Bahamas.
    Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Rent a canoe or kayak and bask in the blissful quiet of the wilderness.
    Joie Probst, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Learn to surf with lessons from McKevlin’s Surf Shop, or get up close and personal with the Morris Island Lighthouse via a kayak tour.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Stephanie Jocis observes a skiff carrying a missing family in the waters of Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia, during the early hours of April 6, 2026.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The same skiffs also take you to nearby lakes for a spot of swimming or piranha fishing; and on visits to remote villages.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Some, in exchange for gigs at the Fidesz-run enterprises, supply Orbánism its pseudo-intellectual gloss.
    Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
  • She’s scheduled to play at Belgium’s Pukkelpop in August before gigs in Reading and Leeds in the United Kingdom.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Rowing boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rowing%20boat. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.

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