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rowboat

[roh-boht] / ˈroʊˌboʊt /
NOUN
dinghy
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NOUN
skiff
Synonyms


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A few years back, a sea lion jumped into a South End rowboat.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

They had me in the SS Mooch, which was a rinky-dink rowboat.

From Salon May 18, 2024

An unlikely friendship between a poor fisherman and a majestic bird that first visited his rowboat 13 years ago has captivated Turkey for years.

From New York Times Mar. 30, 2024

Santa and Mrs. Claus were waving from a prop rowboat.

From Seattle Times Jan. 1, 2024

He had never gone fishing and he’d never been in a rowboat.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

The Minions, we learn in their latest adventure, were originally a seafaring folk who traveled the oceans in rowboats looking for the most evil and despicable master they could possibly find.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Reserve a free one-hour rental to take one of CWB’s pea-pod rowboats for a ride on Lake Union.

From Seattle Times Jun. 30, 2023

The Times tooted its own considerable horn about the armada of kayaks and rowboats it launched to deliver the newspapers.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2023

Boats equipped with electric motors are allowed on the 42-acre lake, or visitors can rent rowboats and paddleboats.

From Washington Post Aug. 23, 2022

Empty rowboats were tied up to a wharf.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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