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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pirogues
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Māori mythology locates Karikari as the location where the first canoes landed in New Zealand.
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Rescuers rowed boats, canoes, and rafts to people trapped in homes and businesses and on rooftops.
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The same skiffs also take you to nearby lakes for a spot of swimming or piranha fishing; and on visits to remote villages.
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With the right wind, the little skiffs skate across the ice, reaching top speeds of 50 to 60 miles per hour.
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When Paul Revere came to Portsmouth with news that the British were headed toward the fort, Cheswill rode to Exeter to help spread the news and build rafts to defend Portsmouth Harbor.
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Bring your innertubes and rafts or borrow some and enjoy a family-friendly movie under the stars.
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His anti-immigration message has shifted from focusing on Polish plumbers to asylum seekers in dinghies.
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When the Resolution had arrived at Tanna, Cook had followed his usual practice and drawn two lines in the sand to mark out an area which the crew would use for landing their dinghies.
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View of model sailboats displayed in the windows of homes, Monhegan Island, Maine, 1979.
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Though an improvement from sailboats of previous generations, VELA’s massive ship isn’t exactly what most would call lightning fast.
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Kelce would take the women on dates to concerts, on yachts and on private jets.
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Standing near yachts, Mercedes Moné boasts about winning the Owen Hart Cup for the second consecutive year.
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“Pirogues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pirogues. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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