rowboat
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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
An unlikely friendship between a poor fisherman and a majestic bird that first visited his rowboat 13 years ago has captivated Turkey for years.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2024
Santa and Mrs. Claus were waving from a prop rowboat.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
When she pulled back a tangle of vines, we saw an old, worn-out, snub-nosed rowboat.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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The Minions, we learn in their latest adventure, were originally a seafaring folk who traveled the oceans in rowboats looking for the most evil and despicable master they could possibly find.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Thus, any rivercraft sailing past Fall City today consists only of recreational rowboats, rafts and kayaks.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
The Times tooted its own considerable horn about the armada of kayaks and rowboats it launched to deliver the newspapers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
Boats equipped with electric motors are allowed on the 42-acre lake, or visitors can rent rowboats and paddleboats.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2022
Through black smoke and swirling green fire, Davos glimpsed a swarm of small, boats bearing downriver: a confusion of ferries and wherries, barges, skiffs, rowboats, and hulks that looked too rotten to float.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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