flatboat

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Recent Examples of flatboat Travel writer Rinker Buck built a flatboat and traveled from Pittsburgh to New Orleans on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Monitor Reviewers, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2022 An adventure historian builds a 19th-century flatboat and sails it down the Mississippi River. Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 An adventure historian builds a 19th-century flatboat and sails it down the Mississippi River. Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 An adventure historian builds a 19th-century flatboat and sails it down the Mississippi River. Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for flatboat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatboat
Noun
  • And bring your canoe, kayak or paddleboard to the Ohio River Paddlefest for some water fun, including a Finish Line Festival to celebrate the participants.
    Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 25 July 2025
  • Carvings of human forms, canoes, turtles and other objects are pictured around the islands.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • Colorful traditional wooden outrigger canoes called pirogues line the beach where men spend hours mending their nets.
    Sira Thierij, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
  • As the team began to pull up its fishing nets, the pirogue pitched sharply.
    Jack Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
Noun
  • Watkins eased our skiff through a mangrove swamp of squawking and soaring red-footed boobies and frigatebirds numbering in the tens of thousands.
    Kevin Gepford, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Beyond, two men in straw hats share a skiff, an image of blissful communion.
    James Meyer, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • Newton enlisted the help of his younger brother and a friend, who agreed to follow along behind him in a rowboat with food and other supplies.
    Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025
  • Adventure intel: Green Lake, the larger of the two, has a sandy public beach with swimming access and a boat house that rents rowboats and kayaks (from $12 an hour).
    Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • The actress and former talk show host is among a raft of stars and high-profile figures who own property on Hawaii’s second largest island of Maui alongside the likes of Woody Harrelson, Jeff Bezos and Owen Wilson.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 July 2025
  • Trump’s preference for fossil fuels over renewable energy has been mirrored in appointments and a raft of policy changes across the government.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • Their 40-foot pontoon boat tricked out with lounge seating, bar top tables, LED lighting, and a Bluetooth sound system.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 July 2025
  • Callaway Golf Europe staged the Harbour Challenge on July 14 in Portrush, Ireland, where Niall Horan took on a dramatic shot challenge, aiming for a floating pontoon in Portrush Harbour.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • Some river locations have boat launches where participants are encouraged to bring their kayaks, paddle boards, canoes or motor boats (where appropriate) to access hard-to-reach coastlines.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2025
  • On July 26, the 29-year-old man, later identified as Luis Cornejo-Paz of Concord, had been swimming about 40 feet from shore at Lake Shasta and was helping tow two people on an inflatable kayak, according to a Facebook post by Shasta County deputies.
    Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2025
Noun
  • In the summer, the river is crowded with paddleboats, kayaks and other personal watercraft as people row up to watch.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Stillwater River Boats offers seasonal tours of the St. Croix on an old-fashioned paddleboat, including sightseeing and jazz brunch cruises.
    Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Flatboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatboat. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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