scow

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Recent Examples of scow Johnson would invent the scow, which would become the world's fastest boat, one of which would hang in the Smithsonian Institute. Jim Souhan, Star Tribune, 20 July 2021 The scow began to drift downstream toward the edge of the falls and the 167-foot drop beyond. Kayla Epstein, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2019 Partway through the trip, their motorboat breaks down, and they are forced to pole more than 200 miles upriver in a scow. Krista Langlois, Outside Online, 6 Feb. 2020 Over a century ago, the 80-foot-long scow was dredging for a tugboat along the Niagara River, upstream from Niagara Falls. Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2019 See All Example Sentences for scow
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Noun
  • And today there’s a big casino with roller skating where Old Man Dill used to moor the three leaky skiffs which comprised his boat livery.
    Ted Janes, Outdoor Life, 29 May 2025
  • The boat’s prow grated on the shore and Larry hauled it up among the rushes beside a battered skiff.
    Ted Janes, Outdoor Life, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • There’s something wonderfully timeless about pushing off from shore in a canoe as the paddles dip quietly through calm water as dragonflies skim by.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
  • The next day was opening day, so the group paddled canoes around the shores of Perent Lake looking for moose.
    Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • The seven-foot canvas features only two figures, who stand in a green shallop like Adam and Eve.
    Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 4 May 2022
  • And so had the shallop, built in Massachusetts in 1957 at the Plymouth Marine Railway.
    Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2019
Noun
  • The Californian is a 41 year-old wooden topsail schooner that was built as a replica of the 1847 Revenue Cutter C.W. Lawrence.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025
  • According to the articles, a schooner named Oriental left Connecticut en route to Philadelphia with five crew members onboard.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Temo sought to give boaters a portable, easy-to-handle means of bringing clean, quiet electric propulsion to small vessels like tenders, rowboats and dinghies.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 May 2025
  • Pull up the dinghy to The Ranch Escapade, where pristine white sand invites visitors to while away the day with ice-cold drinks and simple, savory Caribbean fare.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Search and Rescue is a volunteer on-the-ground team that uses drones, K-9 units, rafts, and more to comb large areas in the aftermath of natural disasters.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 July 2025
  • The other oar was smashed off, and the raft was littered up with leaves and branches and dirt.
    John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • This is a dish speaking to the bounty of gorgeous tomatoes that are in peak season come July and through August, and was a joint creation between Miky and Chef Daris Sanae, who works aboard Cat Tua, his 77’ Lagoon catamaran, that’s sailing the Mediterranean this summer.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • For the more energetically inclined, complimentary paddleboards, kayaks, catamarans, and snorkelling gear are available to rent.
    Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • It’s crowded with houseboats, fishing vessels, roving vendors in sampans, and multi-story floating restaurants that drew tourists until the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to shutter.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 6 June 2025
  • Hong Kong: Hong Kong Harbor, one of the world’s most scenic, rewards passengers with vistas of skyscrapers, mountains, ferries and sampans.
    Georgina Cruz, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024

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“Scow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scow. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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