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rowboat

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


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In Sacramento, the new governor, Leland Stanford, had to be taken to his inauguration by rowboat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Behind, at some distance, is a rowboat with whalers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

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

Roz was no thief, and she didn’t like taking that old rowboat.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

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

With my parents and siblings, we stayed in white cabins with deep pine-green trim on Schroon Lake, taking rowboats out every day and squealing as the minnows darted around our feet in the water.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2020

Down by the shore, the piers were crowded with rowboats, sailboats, and other small craft.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee


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