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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverboats
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French gendarmes buzzed around in motorboats off the coast of Evian on Saturday, and one officer hoisted up a bulky drone-interception device in a display of the security measures being rolled out for the summit.
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Instead, Chinese Indonesian studio operators worked with Javanese painters to produce popular backdrops of local Indonesian landscapes—featuring scenery such as palm trees and volcanoes—with modern instruments like radios and motorboats serving as props.
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The event will feature some 40 wooden-hull vessels ranging from powerboats to sailboats and custom wooden craft.
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These are all places where anglers, waterskiers, and other lake users have been running powerboats for more than 100 years.
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The dredge is conducted by crane and excavator barges that dig sand up and deposit it in another barge.
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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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Bambu also includes a surprisingly complete tool and maintenance kit with Allen keys, unclogging pins, spare filament cutters and wipers, extra screws, cleaning tools, and replacement wear items.
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Stagioni - what an intimate, special experience with the pizza cutters, and great wine/ambiance.
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“Riverboats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverboats. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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