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
L’Epée 1839 reinterpreted La Regatta as a Métiers d’Art creation with Georgian enameler David Kakabadze, designed as a vertical clock with a long, slender silhouette drawn from a racing skiff through a blue, rare flinqué enameling technique.
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
In addition to Machado, two people were on board the fishing skiff that skipped across the sea after a two-month planning process.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2025
Witnesses at the scene told the authorities a person was seen clinging to the side of a small skiff boat in the river.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
In addition to the impeccable service, fine dining, and luxury accommodations, one constant was our daily sightings of pink dolphins that would play around the boat and our skiffs during our four-night sailing.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 21 Oct. 2025
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
In addition to Machado, two people were on board the fishing skiff that skipped across the sea after a two-month planning process.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2025
Witnesses at the scene told the authorities a person was seen clinging to the side of a small skiff boat in the river.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
In addition to the impeccable service, fine dining, and luxury accommodations, one constant was our daily sightings of pink dolphins that would play around the boat and our skiffs during our four-night sailing.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skiff
Noun
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That includes boats, kayaks, canoes and personal watercraft.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
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Buenavista, which emerged in the 1950s, has around 1,150 residents and 163 similarly vibrant homes, where residents travel between houses, shops and schools by small boats or canoes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The neighborhood It’d be easy to spend a week around Nay Palad’s beachfront area, alternating between dips in the pool, reading books in a hammock, and tours around the gin-clear water in a see-through kayak—but on-the-up Siargao is well worth exploring.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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Adventurous beachgoers can reach the outer shore by wading through shallow, grassy waters during low tide or by kayak.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
17 May 2026
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Thousands fled to Florida on rafts.—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
22 May 2026
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Investors also monitored a raft of European economic data released on Friday.—
Joseph Wilkins,Hugh Leask,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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The 80-foot schooner provides passengers with an interactive sailing experience with spectacular views of the New England coastline.—
Rachel Holt,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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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,
22 Apr. 2026
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Founded in 2016 by Raaghav Belavadi, the company began as a luxury car rental platform in Bangalore before rapidly expanding into private jets, yachts, helicopters, concierge services, and international luxury experiences.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The perfect yacht charter rarely happens by accident.—
Rachel Ingram,
Robb Report,
16 May 2026
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Timmy was transported to the North Sea in a specialized barge to get the animal away from shallow waters and released into the open ocean near Denmark.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Many American farmers rely on fertilizer moving by barge up the Mississippi River ahead of the planting season, limiting their ability to defer purchases.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
14 May 2026
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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
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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
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“Skiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skiff. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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