skiff
Example Sentences
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Teams in traditional skiffs rowed up a stretch of the river to begin the annual census of the birds that was postponed in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
From Reuters
They saw him about 10 minutes later a half-mile west of the Crescent Bay Buoy 2, where he was traveling westward using the skiff’s kicker motor.
From Seattle Times
The agency received a report earlier that a local fisherman’s skiff was found adrift in the harbor with no one aboard.
From Washington Times
The Coast Guard said six people were rescued via an ice skiff and fire department rescuers escorted the other four people off the ice.
From Washington Times
Two days later a second Edison Chouest tugboat touched bottom and damaged a skiff.
From Seattle Times
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