rowing boat

noun

Definition of rowing boatnext
chiefly British
as in canoe

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rowing boat
  1. canoe
  2. raft
  3. rowboat
  4. pontoon
  5. dinghy
  6. kayak
  7. skiff
  8. gig
Noun
  • The 2028 Games will be spread throughout Southern California and stretch as far south as Temecula — about 90 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles — and as far east as Oklahoma City, about 1,300 miles away, where softball and canoe slalom will be held.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • For now, the skeleton of a female humpback whale is laid out on the floor of the lighthouse, and three canoes are propped up in one wing of the old building.
    John Bartlett, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of canoe
Noun
  • Huang announced a raft of new chips, software and services, aiming to stay at the forefront of artificial intelligence computing.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
  • From the region: Syria’s interim government has ordered a raft of changes to the country’s school curriculum — including editing the textbooks.
    Natasha Frost, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of raft
Noun
  • Emily finds Camille at the House of Monet, where in exactly 72 hours, Camille has managed to become a volunteer with rowboat access.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Two construction workers at a nearby home, identified by Westford Animal Control as Kris and Nate, got into a rowboat to respond.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of rowboat
Noun
  • Cruise Arkansas River Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center will host pontoon boat trips on the Arkansas River from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 8-9.
    Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Patagonia Lake State Park Length: 1.5-mile hike or a pontoon boat tour.
    Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of pontoon
Noun
  • Park the dinghy at Saba Rock for dinner and drinks and experience one of the most iconic watering holes in the Caribbean, a staple since the 1960s.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Dozens of men and boys who were aboard the overcrowded dinghy jumped into the sea, Doctors Without Borders said.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of dinghy
Noun
  • The company offered two-hour sessions with elephants that included activities ranging from cooking classes to kayak sessions.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Take a kayak trip to the island’s many disparate aquatic ecosystems from salt marshes to the intracoastal waterway.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of kayak
Noun
  • Founder Christopher Columbus Smith built his first wooden boat, a skiff, in 1874, as a 13-year-old growing up on the St. Clair River in Algonac, Michigan.
    Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Located an hour’s drive south of the city, this outfit takes oyster lovers out into the beautiful ACE Basin estuary on a 20-foot skiff.
    Lauren Mowery, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of skiff
Noun
  • Your name becomes a magnet for opportunities, attracting high-ticket clients and lucrative speaking gigs without cold calls or constant pitching.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • But her latest gig, Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, proved to be the most intense by far.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of gig
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