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
Another could see guests hiking to a glacial lake or going for a skiff tour among icebergs.
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Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
28 Jan. 2026
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.
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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.
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Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
3 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for skiff
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
28 Jan. 2026
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.
—
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skiff
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Exhibits are displayed in six different rooms and a canoe house.
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After lunch, Bud and Stan took a canoe to explore a long draw of water in back of camp while Ed and I strung up the radio aerial and called Cache Lake.
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Assateague's spectacular national seashore is best explored by kayak.
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On the Water Rent a kayak, canoe, or stand-up paddleboard from Crystal River Outfitters and explore Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore via the meandering Crystal River.
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Despite a raft of Western sanctions, Moscow remains among the world's top exporters of oil and natural gas.
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Despite a raft of Western sanctions, Moscow remains among the world’s top exporters of oil and natural gas.
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Get out on the water in a different way with Traverse Tall Ship Company, offering tours aboard the biggest tall ship on Lake Michigan, the 114-foot schooner Manitou.
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This burgeoning category received a further boost when one Paul Sperry slipped on the deck of his schooner, inspiring the American sailor to look for an alternate form of traction.
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James Stocklas, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania One evening in 2016, dining at a sports bar in the Florida Keys, James Stocklas, 67, glimpsed a yacht on the water.
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But projects like the 59-foot Cigarette Tirranna performance cruiser and a range of CdM expedition yachts show the breadth of his portfolio.
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The dredge is conducted by crane and excavator barges that dig sand up and deposit it in another barge.
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The organization also noted that the barge carrying the fireworks was around two miles from Jackie and Shadow’s nest and that the show was scheduled to finish in under 30 minutes.
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There’s also the use of sculls often, such as a building shaped in the likeness of a skullhead.
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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.
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“Skiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skiff. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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