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Recent Examples of shallop
The seven-foot canvas features only two figures, who stand in a green shallop like Adam and Eve.
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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
The shallop, by contrast, was meant for shallow water where larger ships couldn’t venture.
—Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2019
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
The shallop, by contrast, was meant for shallow water where larger ships couldn’t venture.
—Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shallop
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Today, the colonial-era port Nelson's Dockyard is a UNESCO World Heritage Site complete with two boutique hotels, a museum, local craft shops, cafes and restaurants, and a marina filled with everything from stately sloops to gaudy megayachts.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
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In the Caribbean, wandering yachtsmen on sloops and catamarans know these masts well.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Dec. 2024
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Moreland, who has more than 30 years experience sailing topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques, as well as five world voyages under his belt, said the Picton Castle will be hosting a range of school groups on the vessel.—
Jennifer Larino,
NOLA.com,
6 Mar. 2018
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Private speedboat or catamaran charters are nothing compared to the experience aboard the Friendship Rose, a classic Caribbean schooner with soaring sails built by hand on the sands of Bequia's Friendship Bay several decades ago.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2025
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Two big schooners of beer, then — pilsner for me, IPA for Ian.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, satellite imagery captured Sunday appeared to show three Chinese naval vessels—including a Type 075 amphibious assault ship, a Type 071 amphibious transport dock and a Type 054A frigate—operating 229 miles east from Taiwan's southernmost point.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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The organization confirmed that naval drones are part of the effort, as are frigates (warships) and maritime patrol aircraft.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
12 Apr. 2025
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One 203-feet sailing ketch called Simena which will have an on-deck Jacuzzi, six guest cabins and ample exterior deck spaces.—
Katia Damborsky,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Photo : Perini Navi ‘Badis,’ 230 Feet, 2016 Perini Navi Originally launched as Sybaris in 2016 for experienced yachtsman Bill Duker, Badis is an all-aluminum ketch built by Italian shipyard Perini Navi.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
16 Dec. 2024
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In addition to the interior amenities, the estate features an array of waterfront offerings, including a 51-foot yacht currently berthed at the Corinthian Yacht Club, as well as a coveted 60-foot slip at San Francisco’s Pier 39.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Ward accepted the honor and joined up with the tour in Catania, a port city in Sicily, before sailing on a royal yacht up the coast of Italy to Venice.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 May 2025
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One of the luggers offered her the pick of the litter but warned against some old chairs.—
Jake Offenhartz,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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The upshot will be a mid-sized load-lugger that will hammers to 62mph in 3.6 seconds and from zero to 124mph in only 12.9 seconds, so the Europeans had better pack that luggage in snugly.—
Michael Taylor,
Forbes,
22 June 2022
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Dove/Torr Cottage, Centerport After a decade living on their yawl in Huntington Harbor and a stint upstate after his mother died, artists Arthur Dove and Helen Torr were able to purchase an old post-office building perched alongside Titus Mill Pond in 1938.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
27 July 2024
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Prior to the incident, Wilson had been aboard a 52-foot yawl named the Emerald with friends Oster and Colleen McGovern.—
Nicole Briese,
Peoplemag,
24 May 2024
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“Shallop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shallop. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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