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Noun
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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 -
In 1972, Scottish sailor Dougal Robertson and his family survived for 38 days at sea in a small dinghy after killer whales sunk their schooner near the Galapagos Islands.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
29 Jan. 2025
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Firefighters also returned to the water to get the canoe.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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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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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
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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
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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
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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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The twist is that along the way, in exchange for the money or fuel at each pontoon, two players must volunteer to be abandoned, thus sacrificing safety from the first murder and enduring a cold and wet afternoon on the loch.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2025
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That first boat jump spanned 80 feet, with a 24-foot-long, four-foot-high ramp assisting in the vault, while the later pontoon explosion was created with the help of the film’s VFX team.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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The men then clambered down to the water before launching a raft from the northeast shore of the island.—
Louise McLoughlin,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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Those figures come amid a raft of troubling economic data.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
11 Apr. 2025
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Beyond that, the guidance is similar to what would apply on any beach vacation: never swim alone, watch out for watercraft, beware of sharks.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Some less gory options: Battleship Cove, which houses five historic U.S. naval ships and other watercraft, and the Children's Museum.—
Steph Solis,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Surfboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surfboat. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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