canal boat

Example Sentences

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Life on a rustic canal boat is not all romance.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2021

She and her sister Eliza, seven, spent an hour a day picking litter during their canal boat holiday in Shropshire, ending their excursion with 12 bags of rubbish.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2019

Wakeman’s family was in debt, and she was working on a canal boat when the war broke out.

From The Guardian • Aug. 22, 2017

St. Helena II was built based on the replica of the canal boat model Simpson and Regula presented to the members of the Louisville Sportsman Club.

From Washington Times • Apr. 22, 2017

Newcomers keep arriving—by ship, canal boat, and stagecoach.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman