as in canoe
a small, light boat that is usually for only one person
She rowed the skiff to her favorite spot on the pond and cast her line.
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Recent Examples of skiff
Witnesses at the scene told the authorities a person was seen clinging to the side of a small skiff boat in the river.
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Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
The bulk of the trip was focused on searching for wildlife during skiff rides along the shores and on a walk in the jungle.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 21 Oct. 2025
On Monday morning, Duane and Bill took the skiff to the far side of the lake.
—Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
But those were mere skiffs by comparison with the general-entertainment battleships.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
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Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
The bulk of the trip was focused on searching for wildlife during skiff rides along the shores and on a walk in the jungle.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 21 Oct. 2025
On Monday morning, Duane and Bill took the skiff to the far side of the lake.
—Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
But those were mere skiffs by comparison with the general-entertainment battleships.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skiff
Noun
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Even an empty bike, canoe or ski rack can produce more wind drag on the highway and increase fuel consumption.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Speaking of which, the yacht carries a full arsenal of water toys, including Jet Skis, Seabobs, wakeboards, canoes, and tenders.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Veteran kayak guide Lars Andersen led a group of 15 paddlers and me on a tour of the site in early February.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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For a quintessential Floridian adventure, head into the Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge by kayak or boat.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Mar. 2026
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The White House had been relying on the circa $300 billion a year in revenues to help fund a raft of policies, from tariff rebate checks to corporate tax write-offs in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The announcement followed a raft of visits by top US officials, most recently the interior secretary, and a series of moves by Washington to normalize its economic relations with Caracas.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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The other Charlottes After the schooner was sold in Pensacola five years later, the next ship — named the North Carolina — was commissioned in 1908, according to the Commander Submarine Force website.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
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Bob Dylan, too, passed through, once working with a local shipbuilder on a custom wooden schooner called Water Pearl, delighted that the unbothered locals did not recognize him.—
Elena Clavarino,
Air Mail,
14 Feb. 2026
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He is also accused of using his salary, which he is capped at a maximum of $400,000 plus certain fees, to buy things such as a 68-foot yacht and a home in Cocoplum.—
Ana Maria Soler,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The company is currently working to power a wide range of vessels that includes VTOLs, race boats and yachts, motorcycles and defense platforms, manufacturing motors at its 86,000-sq ft three-site facility in Milton Keynes, UK.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2026
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The use of a memoir as a framing device isn’t a particularly original idea, and the sight of Tommy continuing to tap away at the keyboard while riding on a canal barge is borderline laughable.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
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Workers using an excavator stationed on a barge filled more than 72 bins, each holding up to 20 cubic yards of waste, with debris from the water, much of which was doused in oil.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Kneeling beside a stream 30 miles north of McCall in late August, Emmit Taylor Jr. watched two Chinook salmon scull upstream.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2025
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British rower Imogen Grant — who won gold with Emily Craig in the women's lightweight double sculls on Aug. 2 — offered an in-depth look at the special display box and certificate that athletes are given to store their Olympic medals in a video shared on TikTok.—
Natasha Dye,
Peoplemag,
23 Sep. 2024
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“Skiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skiff. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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