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rowing boats

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plural of rowing boat, chiefly British

as in surfboats

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For example, without a keel or rudder, the canoes are steered by just hand blades fighting all that force.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 22 July 2026
On display were canoes, contemporary art pieces and other educational pieces.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 22, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of canoes

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They are filled with cuddly characters, Broadway-caliber shows and water slides with screens set into the tubes to tell stories about Mickey Mouse while riders rocket past on rafts.

— Christian Sylt, Fortune, 16 July 2026
But flows on much of the Colorado River were high enough for rafts and kayaks this week.

— Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 16 July 2026

Definition of rafts

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These bands book their own gigs in pubs, warehouses, and anywhere that will have them.

— Charles Moss, SPIN, 23 July 2026
Ghost have shared the new trailer for 2 Big to Rig, the upcoming concert film documenting the Swedish papal heavy metal outfit’s 2025 gigs in Mexico City.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026

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Two men were badly burned—one died, and the other remains hospitalized—and the Fiorella’s owners lost two more skiffs.

— Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 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

Definition of skiffs

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On previous punts in the game, the Panthers had not been as aggressive in trying to block the punt, the edge rusher taking two steps before turning around to block for the returner.

— Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 11 Jan. 2026
Miami punts The Hurricanes once again got past midfield, but Carson Beck was then sacked on back-to-back plays to force a Miami punt.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026

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Operating as close as possible to the Libyan search-and-rescue zone, its crew deployed fast rigid inflatable boats (RHIBs) to reach overcrowded inflatable dinghies before larger rescue vessels could arrive.

— Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 17 July 2026
His anti-immigration message has shifted from focusing on Polish plumbers to asylum seekers in dinghies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 June 2026

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His mother, Laura, was a devout Methodist and a vegetarian, while his father, Kenneth, who worked as an accounts clerk and also restored prams and bicycles, had been a conscientious objector, and was a militant anti-smoker.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 June 2026
Babies here are moved around in sleds, not prams.

— David Greig September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025

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