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verb

Definition of scull

as in to row

to move a boat by means of oars a couple sculled past in a racing shell

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Verb

There’s sculling lingo to learn — eight seat, catching a crab, puddles, the engine room, rushing the slide. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Others prefer a quieter approach with an electric trolling motor, or perhaps even drifting with river currents and steering with a sculling paddle. — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 1 June 2023 Then came a lost decade when the Great Eight sculling all-stars or collegians took the trophy as US Rowing either sent development boats or nobody at all. — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2019 Rowers competed in masters, junior, and novice categories in both sweep rowing and sculling events. — Bill Roth, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2019 The next came when Jobe, who had put his tee shot into the bunker left of the green, chunked his recovery into the rough and then sculled his chip across the green. — Don Markus, baltimoresun.com, 16 July 2017 Sitting snug in the rear of the boat, coxswains yell commands to rowers, drowning out wind and sculling noise. — David Whiting, Orange County Register, 24 May 2017

Noun

At the state park, a scull boat was blown into a tree near the Belle Isle Boathouse and numerous trees were uprooted or snapped. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2026 There’s also the use of sculls often, such as a building shaped in the likeness of a skullhead. — Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 19 Dec. 2025 Additionally, champions will be decided in mixed team events in artistic gymnastics and double sculls in coastal beach sprint rowing on Day 11, with mixed team events in table tennis on Day 15. — City News Service, Daily News, 12 Nov. 2025 Rollover Boat Blind Sneak boat or scull boat hunting was a popular method of shooting ducks during the market-hunting days. — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024 His sister Alie was a 2020 Olympic rower in the quadruple sculls. — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2024 Another stellar option is scull caps. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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Several editors arrived straight from the LFW front rows to party with Kim, the third day of shows following be damned.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026
In 2020, Steinberg successfully rowed over 2,500 miles from Monterey, California to Kaneohe, Hawaii alone in a 23-foot rowboat across 71 days.

— Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of row

Noun

In coastal sections of New York and New Jersey, the storm triggered such intense flooding that residents were seen paddling through their neighborhoods on kayaks and canoes, past parked cars that had become partially or nearly submerged in water.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
And beneath the surface, a migrating rainbow of pinks, greens, and silvers greets those who venture out by canoe or kayak.

— Mike Norton, Midwest Living, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of canoe

Verb

The annual pumpkin regatta will take place Sunday, with contestants carving giant pumpkins into boats and paddling them across the park’s small lake.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Cime Aventure leads paddling excursions on the Bonaventure River, one of the clearest in the world, and a highlight on the Gaspésie Tour.

— Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of paddle

Noun

Matt Steven stepped into the booth at the start of 2026, having already coached New Zealand’s 49er skiff crew to an Olympic silver medal at Paris 2024.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The teen told White that his brother was still under the skiff at the time of his rescue, according to the Anchorage Daily News.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of skiff

Verb

Visitors can kayak through salt marshes, take dolphin cruises, visit neighboring Sullivan’s Island, and dine at casual seafood restaurants.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
From late September through October, visitors can stroll the Reno Riverwalk, explore Rancho San Rafael Park or venture to nearby North Lake Tahoe to kayak crystal-clear waters and hike Monkey Rock for sweeping lake and foliage views.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of kayak

Noun

On Tuesday, hundreds of activists gathered at a marina in Gosport, near Portsmouth, as Thomas filmed himself going out to sea to try to intercept a dinghy carrying dozens of migrants across the Channel from France.

— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Our little aluminum dinghy drifted too close to a herd of hippos, and the dominant male glowered at us before disappearing menacingly below the surface.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of dinghy

Noun

That material will then be suctioned up along with seawater and loaded onto large barges, known as scows, which carry a slurry of sediment, rocks and debris.

— Teresa Tomassoni, Sun Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2026
The family friends promised to help Wade find work at a seafood processing plant or on a fish-buying scow.

— Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025

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