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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Go scuba diving, take a glass-bottom boat tour, or paddle a kayak.—
Lisa A. Beach,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Choose from rooms, cabins, or lakefront homes, and look for amenities like kayak tours, saunas, spas, pools, outdoor hot tubs, and a variety of restaurants.—
Jess Hoffert,
Midwest Living,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The final raft scene matters because of that friendship.—
JD Linville,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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The new Android firmware delivers a raft of security updates, and owners of Samsung flagships will not want to see more delays.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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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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En route from Bermuda to Newfoundland, the Swift sank along with the British Royal Navy frigate HMS Barbadoes and the schooner Emeline.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Guests enjoy stand-up paddleboard yoga, hikes, a 62-foot luxury dinner yacht, and kids' programs (including Fun Mountain with an arcade, bowling, ropes course, climbing area, and more).—
Jess Hoffert,
Midwest Living,
9 May 2026
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And though the yacht is in fine shape and is an imposing 325 feet long, its old-fashioned proportions and Onassis’s designs for a hospitality-first party palace don’t necessarily match the preferences of today’s ultra-rich.—
Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
Noun
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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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The 007’s collection bins sit at the center of the barge, just past the conveyor belt that deposits collected trash onto a moving conveyor that moves back and forth to deposit it into the bins.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
Noun
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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 17 May. 2026.
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