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
Coast Guard authorities reported that they were alerted to an overturned Panga skiff off Del Mar Beach around 6:30 a.m. EDT on Monday.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
There’s also some great hiking, beach walks, kayak tours and more skiff rides.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Watkins steered the skiff across a clear blue lagoon twice the area of Manhattan to the eastern end.
—Kevin Gepford, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Hop in a kayak or on a skiff ride for more intimate portraits of the state’s incredible wildlife.
—Uncruise Adventures, AFAR Media, 25 Mar. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
There’s also some great hiking, beach walks, kayak tours and more skiff rides.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Watkins steered the skiff across a clear blue lagoon twice the area of Manhattan to the eastern end.
—Kevin Gepford, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Hop in a kayak or on a skiff ride for more intimate portraits of the state’s incredible wildlife.
—Uncruise Adventures, AFAR Media, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skiff
Noun
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There’s something wonderfully timeless about pushing off from shore in a canoe as the paddles dip quietly through calm water as dragonflies skim by.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
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The next day was opening day, so the group paddled canoes around the shores of Perent Lake looking for moose.—
Jack O'Connor,
Outdoor Life,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Guests can swim, take complimentary kayaks along the coast, or book private boat charters to explore the surrounding waters.—
Carrie Coolidge,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Canoe, kayak, and pedal boat rentals are available to explore any of the still water within or near the park, including Laurel Lake and Beaver Pond.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Search and Rescue is a volunteer on-the-ground team that uses drones, K-9 units, rafts, and more to comb large areas in the aftermath of natural disasters.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
7 July 2025
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Brown provided the raft for the group’s protest and followed along in a van, while another vehicle trailed with emergency lights flashing.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2025
Noun
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In the early morning hours of September 8, 1860, the lumber schooner Augusta collided with the Lady Elgin.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 June 2025
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But some of its valuable cargo washed ashore, and another schooner was able to recover roughly 100,000 feet of lumber.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 June 2025
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Featuring her husband, Carter Reum, also 44, and their two children, 2-year-old son Phoenix and 19-month-old daughter London, the snaps featured them enjoying meals on their yacht, snorkeling and shopping for souvenirs.—
Clare Fisher,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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As for the upcoming wedding plans, the couple has already kicked off festivities with a return to Bezos’s yacht Koru for a foam party in Croatia.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
25 June 2025
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The annual spectacle, lighting up the city since 1976, this time was launched from barges in the Hudson River, the first time in more than a decade not done from the East River.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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After a barge crashed into the restaurant in 2019, the main dining area sank and sent pieces onto the banks of the Ohio River with tables, chairs and umbrellas floating upriver.—
Hailey Roden,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Next up on Monday: Clayton’s Kara Kohler will get her chance at redemption in the women’s single sculls semi finals early Monday morning.—
Jason Mastrodonato,
The Mercury News,
28 July 2024
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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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“Skiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skiff. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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