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rowboat

[roh-boht] / ˈroʊˌboʊt /
NOUN
dinghy
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NOUN
skiff
Synonyms


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A few years back, a sea lion jumped into a South End rowboat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

They had me in the SS Mooch, which was a rinky-dink rowboat.

From Salon • May 18, 2024

Her husband, John Sonnichsen, had followed her in a rowboat.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

A milkman named Ray J. Henville made his rounds by rowboat.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023

The rowboat slipped from the bank then, silently, and glided out, tall water grasses whispering away from its sides, releasing it.

From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit




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