rowboat

[roh-boht] / ˈroʊˌboʊt /

NOUN

dinghy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

life raft lifeboat skiff

NOUN

galley

Synonyms

STRONG

dinghy galleon tender trireme

WEAK

bireme galiot galleass quarter galley

NOUN

skiff

Synonyms

STRONGEST

canoe dinghy

Example Sentences

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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

Kids cannon-balled off the sides and rocked it like a rowboat.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

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

From Salon • May 18, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2024

One beautiful teak nineteenth-century rowboat and two chestnut Canadian canoes.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein