rowboat

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Recent Examples of rowboat Anglers were nonetheless heading out onto the ponds in a rowboat the day The Republic visited with Leone in October 2023. Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024 Emily finds Camille at the House of Monet, where in exactly 72 hours, Camille has managed to become a volunteer with rowboat access. Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024 Two construction workers at a nearby home, identified by Westford Animal Control as Kris and Nate, got into a rowboat to respond. Louis Casiano, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024 Their final futile attempt to escape — in a sinking rowboat — was captured by a sheriff’s drone before they were arrested. Daniel Wine, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for rowboat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rowboat
Noun
  • Visitors can stay the night in lakeside cabins or pitch a tent in the campground or a canoe campsite, which is only accessible by water.
    Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Travelers interested in Polynesian culture may want to test the resort’s traditional outrigger canoe on a trip to one of the surrounding private islets that share an atoll with the Brando.
    Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Domingo Trujillo, captain of the agency's rescue vessel, told broadcaster TVE that rescuers had been aware that a pregnant woman was on the dinghy.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
  • In 1972, Scottish sailor Dougal Robertson and his family survived for 38 days at sea in a small dinghy after killer whales sunk their schooner near the Galapagos Islands.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Another could see guests hiking to a glacial lake or going for a skiff tour among icebergs.
    Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Founder Christopher Columbus Smith built his first wooden boat, a skiff, in 1874, as a 13-year-old growing up on the St. Clair River in Algonac, Michigan.
    Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Under Trump's flip-flopping raft of tariffs, Washington placed a 10 percent tariff on Canadian energy, the major supplier to U.S. states hugging the northern border.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Signs for how Beijing plans to address these challenges will also be closely watched, after a raft of policy adjustments since last summer were seen as falling short.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In summer, the Lake Logan Marina rents kayaks, paddleboards, and pedalboats (from $14 an hour) and local outfitter Touch Earth Adventures runs evening kayak excursions in search of the lake’s elusive giant beaver ($100 for three hours).
    Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 24 Feb. 2025
  • And once the building is back in shape, the 100 kayaks stuffed into Tunro’s bedrooms at home must be brought back.
    Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Just for a minute, my husband and I agree, because the weather is beautiful, because my son does look like my father, because the pontoon is big and fancy and the baby has never been on a boat before.
    Julie Buntin, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • On Tuesday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told Morning Edition that he's been traveling across the state on a pontoon boat, mourning with the families of recently deceased residents and helping those who were displaced.
    Destinee Adams, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Pascagoula River Audubon Center Get out on the water with a kayak or paddleboat rental to look for bird species like magnolia warblers and brown pelicans at this center.
    Cinelle Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
  • One of Snorkel Park’s best aspects is that the beach has ample amenities to rent, including snorkel equipment, paddleboats, kayaks, sun umbrellas, lounge chairs, and cabanas.
    Sandy Allen, AFAR Media, 10 Jan. 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

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“Rowboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rowboat. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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