coracle
Example Sentences
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It is a centuries-old tradition in Wales, but coracle fishers on a major river have said pollution has meant there are "no fish" left.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Coracles had plied the Mesopotamian waterways since time immemorial, transporting man and animal in perfect safety, for whatever happened in a coracle it would never sink.
From Time ● Mar. 27, 2014
This interest in linking past and present filtered into her research: she went on archaeological digs and hand-made a coracle of the type her characters would have used.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 29, 2010
“A kayak is not a galleon, ark, coracle or speedboat,” read the motto printed with each issue.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2010
The priest in his peregrinations, often nocturnal, accustomed to take a lamp along, had it with him on that night, having lit it before entering the coracle.
From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Mayne Reid
