rowboat

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Recent Examples of rowboat Francine Kiefer/The Christian Science Monitor About 350 people live on the island, and each family has 3 acres, a motorboat, and a rowboat. Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025 Spend your solo sojourn in the French countryside luxuriating in the property’s 80 acres, ideal for an afternoon picnic and a spin around the private lake on the château’s rowboat. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025 Equipment used on the pond, including paddleboards, a rowboat, a canoe, life jackets and more, is included with the sale of the property. Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025 Besides simply taking in the beauty of some 2,600 trees, visitors can rent rowboats and buy food and drinks at numerous food stalls. Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rowboat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rowboat
Noun
  • Beach furniture and other recreational equipment (e.g., cabanas, umbrellas, canoes, small boats, bicycles) can reduce nesting success and increase false crawls on nesting beaches when left out overnight.
    Lexie Beach, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2025
  • Settle once again came to the rescue by providing his own canoe to the team, who quickly rowed out to meet the young raptors.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Wagner didn’t find Wood near the dinghy near the dock and at around 1:30 a.m.
    Alex Gurley, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The boys board a rescue boat and pull five souls off the Flicka’s rescue dinghy, all while sharks circle and buck.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Coast Guard authorities reported that they were alerted to an overturned Panga skiff off Del Mar Beach around 6:30 a.m. EDT on Monday.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
  • There’s also some great hiking, beach walks, kayak tours and more skiff rides.
    Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The previous council approved a raft of tenant protections but rescinded it in 2021 under legal pressure.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
  • As Samsung Galaxy users finally get to upgrade to One UI 7, bringing Android 15’s raft of updates to their phones, there’s suddenly a new reason for attention to turn to One UI 8 and Android 16.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Rent a kayak, canoe or paddleboard and make your way through the park’s 50 miles of mangrove wilderness.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
  • Guests enjoy 100 feet of lakeshore (including a private dock with use of canoe, kayak, and fishing poles), plus an outdoor deck with a grill for atmospheric barbecues.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • The 24-year-old booked the Airbnb, one friend booked a pontoon boat ride and another the dinner reservations.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • The couple smiled together on a pontoon boat in the photo.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • Stillwater River Boats offers seasonal tours of the St. Croix on an old-fashioned paddleboat, including sightseeing and jazz brunch cruises.
    Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Dora Canal Cottage A stay in this quaint vacation rental fronting the Dora Canal comes with relaxing moments on the front porch or by the firepit and access to kayaks and a paddleboat for setting off on the water.
    Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Colorful traditional wooden outrigger canoes called pirogues line the beach where men spend hours mending their nets.
    Sira Thierij, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
  • As the team began to pull up its fishing nets, the pirogue pitched sharply.
    Jack Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024

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“Rowboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rowboat. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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