rowing boat

chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rowing boat
Noun
  • Men in canoes hanging close to shore broke through the waves into the open ocean to help the hunters form a semicircle around the dolphins and corral them to land.
    Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Kiplinger Nature Preserve, located just south of Veterans Memorial Bridge, is also an excellent place to hike or launch a canoe.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The following year, Eric Ashby went missing after his raft overturned on the Arkansas River in Colorado.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Before the summit began, the government announced a raft of new measures.
    Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Francine Kiefer/The Christian Science Monitor About 350 people live on the island, and each family has 3 acres, a motorboat, and a rowboat.
    Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Spend your solo sojourn in the French countryside luxuriating in the property’s 80 acres, ideal for an afternoon picnic and a spin around the private lake on the château’s rowboat.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Cue more fights, explosions (including one on a pontoon boat) and a very sleek looking Stone who appears to be some criminal boss.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Rent bikes, kayaks, golf carts, and even pontoon boats.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • At under 3 pounds, this inflatable dinghy isn’t exactly ocean-worthy or ready for heavy rapids.
    Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 16 Feb. 2025
  • In one of the most memorable finale scenes, Tanya kills everyone on the yacht and then falls to her death trying to get on a dinghy.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 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
Noun
  • 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
  • Erik Heil Germany, one of the newer teams, is led by driver Erik Heil, a two-time bronze medalist in the 49er skiff class.
    Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The prize is a one-year gig at Louis Vuitton’s watchmaking division, La Fabrique du Temps, and a financial award of €150,000 (about $162,000).
    Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Johnny Mathis has cancelled forthcoming gigs and announced his retirement from touring at the age of 89.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 29 Mar. 2025
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