: any of various small boats
especially
: a flat-bottomed rowboat
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But those were mere skiffs by comparison with the general-entertainment battleships.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The Tacketts rejected the Alaska State Trooper’s conclusion that their son had fallen out of the skiff and drowned.
—Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
The dive shop loads us up on one of the skiffs for near-shore diving, hauling us out to a historical wreck site on their larger double-decker catamaran.
—Peter Kelly, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
The man, who was on board the Boston Whaler skiff, was rescued by a citizen on a nearby vessel, who took him to emergency responders waiting on the shoreline, according to the outlet.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 25 July 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The Tacketts rejected the Alaska State Trooper’s conclusion that their son had fallen out of the skiff and drowned.
—Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
The dive shop loads us up on one of the skiffs for near-shore diving, hauling us out to a historical wreck site on their larger double-decker catamaran.
—Peter Kelly, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
The man, who was on board the Boston Whaler skiff, was rescued by a citizen on a nearby vessel, who took him to emergency responders waiting on the shoreline, according to the outlet.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 25 July 2025
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“Skiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skiff. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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skiff
noun
: any of various small boats
especially
: a flat-bottomed rowboat
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