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wherry

noun

Definition of wherrynext
as in scow

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  1. scow
  2. shallop
  3. canoe
  4. skiff
  5. coracle
  6. sampan
  7. dinghy
  8. rowboat
Noun
  • That material will then be suctioned up along with seawater and loaded onto large barges, known as scows, which carry a slurry of sediment, rocks and debris.
    — Teresa Tomassoni, Sun Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The family friends promised to help Wade find work at a seafood processing plant or on a fish-buying scow.
    — Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Definition of scow
Noun
  • The seven-foot canvas features only two figures, who stand in a green shallop like Adam and Eve.
    — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 4 May 2022
  • And so had the shallop, built in Massachusetts in 1957 at the Plymouth Marine Railway.
    — Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2019
Definition of shallop
Noun
  • Rent a kayak, canoe, or tube from New River Outdoor Adventures and get out on the water.
    — Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Where canoes once rested beside fishing nets drying in the sun, housing developments and new infrastructure have appeared.
    — Sebastián López Brach, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of canoe
Noun
  • Matt Steven stepped into the booth at the start of 2026, having already coached New Zealand’s 49er skiff crew to an Olympic silver medal at Paris 2024.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The teen told White that his brother was still under the skiff at the time of his rescue, according to the Anchorage Daily News.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of skiff
Noun
  • Pedal your way around the various monuments and heritage sites, and as dusk falls, load your bike into a coracle to cross the Tungabhadra River.
    — Condé Nast Traveller, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The Irish claim centers on St Brendan, who in the sixth century is said to have sailed to America in his coracle.
    — Gordon Campbell, Time, 29 June 2021
Definition of coracle
Noun
  • For something quieter, Greenfield-Turk suggests hiring a wooden sampan at dusk and drifting along the Perfume River.
    — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
  • This village on stilts dances to the sea's rhythm, where sampans sail serene waters, and locals craft shrimp paste under the sun, just like their Tanka ancestors.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
Definition of sampan
Noun
  • Three officers in a patrol boat saw him and two other people riding in a dinghy with a blue canopy in Cow Channel.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
  • Operating as close as possible to the Libyan search-and-rescue zone, its crew deployed fast rigid inflatable boats (RHIBs) to reach overcrowded inflatable dinghies before larger rescue vessels could arrive.
    — Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 17 July 2026
Definition of dinghy
Noun
  • In Sacramento, the new governor, Leland Stanford, had to be taken to his inauguration by rowboat.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In 2020, Steinberg successfully rowed over 2,500 miles from Monterey, California to Kaneohe, Hawaii alone in a 23-foot rowboat across 71 days.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of rowboat
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“Wherry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wherry. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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