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as in to row
to move a boat by means of oars a couple sculled past in a racing shell

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noun

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Others prefer a quieter approach with an electric trolling motor, or perhaps even drifting with river currents and steering with a sculling paddle. Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 1 June 2023 Regardless, Toro Arana was determined to learn how to scull. Olivia Reiner, USA TODAY, 23 July 2021 Then came a lost decade when the Great Eight sculling all-stars or collegians took the trophy as US Rowing either sent development boats or nobody at all. BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2019 Rowers competed in masters, junior, and novice categories in both sweep rowing and sculling events. Bill Roth, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2019 The next came when Jobe, who had put his tee shot into the bunker left of the green, chunked his recovery into the rough and then sculled his chip across the green. Don Markus, baltimoresun.com, 16 July 2017 Sitting snug in the rear of the boat, coxswains yell commands to rowers, drowning out wind and sculling noise. David Whiting, Orange County Register, 24 May 2017
Noun
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 Up next: Men’s pair sculls semifinal, July 30 5:10 a.m. Napheesa Collier, Breanna Stewart and Diana Taurasi, women’s basketball CT connection: UConn All three former Huskies stars started for Team USA in a 102-76 rout of Japan. Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024 British rower Imogen Grant — who won gold with Emily Craig in the women's lightweight double sculls on Aug. 2 — offered an in-depth look at the special display box and certificate that athletes are given to store their Olympic medals in a video shared on TikTok. Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024 Rollover Boat Blind Sneak boat or scull boat hunting was a popular method of shooting ducks during the market-hunting days. Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024 His sister Alie was a 2020 Olympic rower in the quadruple sculls. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2024 The veteran rower will have a chance to add to her Olympic medal collection for the first time since 2012, when Kohler captured bronze in the quadruple sculls in Londo. Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024 Men’s double sculls semifinals, 5:10 p.m. Women’s four repechages, 5:30 a.m. Chris Morris, Fortune, 30 July 2024 Kristi Wagner, rowing CT connection: Yale Wagner and partner Sophie Vitas finished fifth in their semifinal heat of the women’s double sculls in a time of 7:04.12. Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2024
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  • After two friends rowed him across the Charles River, Revere confirmed that his fellow patriots in Charlestown had seen the lantern signals and dispatched messengers.
    Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Other services will at times allow biking or rowing as a cardio substitute for the run; planks are now more widely used than sit-ups.
    Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Firefighters also returned to the water to get the canoe.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
  • From there, the canoe will continue its circumnavigation of the Pacific Ocean, which began in Alaska in June 2023.
    Brianna Randall, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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  • Image The annual weeklong paddling expedition covers about 80 miles of the river’s main stem, with a different section done each year.
    Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Hotel manager Anders Reinertsen, who oversees operations of staterooms and public areas, told me he was astonished to be able to hear kayakers paddling while sailing through Geirangerfjord because the ship is so quiet.
    Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 9 Apr. 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 boys board a rescue boat and pull five souls off the Flicka’s rescue dinghy, all while sharks circle and buck.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 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
Verb
  • For centuries, Vikings navigated these waters by sail and oar; today, ferries and charter boats offer comfortable, scenic access to the islands.
    Caroline Van Hemert, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Mute swans do put on bursts of speed by oaring with their huge webbed feet.
    National Geographic, National Geographic, 19 Oct. 2016
Noun
  • It was purchased in 1890 by brothers John and Alexander Laurie to tow vessels and barges, or scows filled with stone from nearby quarries, in Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024
  • The foundation could be a raft made of tree logs; pontoon made of fiberglass, steel or aluminum; plywood barge or scow floats made from salvaged wooden and metal hulls; or box floats made of wood, metal or Styrofoam.
    oregonlive, oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2022
Noun
  • Rock Creek Lakes Resort on the other side of the lake, has kayak and canoe rentals (as well as a small store and breakfast).
    Jenna Blough, Outside Online, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Go scuba diving, take a glass-bottom boat tour, or paddle a kayak.
    Lisa A. Beach, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025

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