scow

Example Sentences

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Processors flew in thousands of workers and contracted with an armada of vessels, ranging from World War II-era scows to Bering Sea crab boats, to ferry the fish back to the plants.

From Seattle Times

Without rail or paved highways to provide access, all finished lumber had to be towed east on scows from a sawmill in equally tiny Utsalady on Camano Island.

From Seattle Times

Small, shallow-draft scows then took the stones to much bigger schooners or sloops, anchored in deeper water, for the trip up the Potomac.

From Washington Post

All that remained 101 years later was the rusted metal shell of the scow that clung to the rocks like a statue — until last week.

From New York Times

The scow, now heavily deteriorated, represents one of the most dramatic rescues in the Niagara River’s history.

From Fox News