skiff
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Its navy may soon be reduced to a few fast skiffs, if they dare to leave shore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Most fishing ships do not carry skiffs, which are small boats with outboard motors that enable crew transfers by traversing the water between bigger vessels.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2023
At the tail end of the season, all six of Liz Moore’s skiffs broke loose, heavy rain and waves further eroded the crumbling cliffs back from the beach.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2022
The Mexican skiffs are loaded not with drugs or migrants, but with red snapper, sea turtles and sharks.
From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2022
Outside, the beach swarmed with activity, people moving skiffs deeper into the trees, chasing after livestock.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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