Thesaurus results for ROWBOAT

rowboat

noun

Definition of rowboat

as in canoe

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Recent Examples of rowboat Although San Francisco Bay is cold, the fitness icon Jack La Lanne once swam to the island pulling a rowboat, and several children also made the swim. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026 On high-water days, tourists board a rowboat ferry for the two-minute trip. — Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026 Other unmissable experiences include taking a wooden rowboat into the Blue Grotto and riding the seggiovia (an open-air chairlift for one) to Monte Salario. — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2026 On their third anniversary, Irvi proposed in a rowboat in Central Park. — Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rowboat

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Noun

At the Shamrock’s beach, guests can borrow canoes, kayaks, pedal boats, and stand-up paddleboards for some quality time on the water.

— Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026
Central Park, redeveloped in 2023-24, features the Veterans’ Memorial and LaFontaine Family Amphitheater, along with a new pavilion, improved canoe and kayak access and new basketball and volleyball courts.

— Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of canoe

Noun

Three officers in a patrol boat saw him and two other people riding in a dinghy with a blue canopy in Cow Channel.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
Operating as close as possible to the Libyan search-and-rescue zone, its crew deployed fast rigid inflatable boats (RHIBs) to reach overcrowded inflatable dinghies before larger rescue vessels could arrive.

— Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 17 July 2026

Definition of dinghy

Noun

Dozens of sunken skiffs and speedboats, long written off by their owners, sat dry on the sand.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Alas, the Launchpad’s crew did not respond to the request, and a nearby cruise ship came to the rescue instead, towing the skiff back to port.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of skiff

Noun

But there’s plenty to keep kids occupied here from pool toys and rafts to beachside games like jenga and bocce.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Investors were also monitoring the G20 finance ministers’ meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, which concluded Tuesday, as well as a raft of domestic economic data, with nonfarm payrolls figures expected Friday.

— Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of raft

Noun

Do not swim, wade, tube, kayak or participate in other activities involving contact with river water.

— Zach Hillstrom, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Central Park, redeveloped in 2023-24, features the Veterans’ Memorial and LaFontaine Family Amphitheater, along with a new pavilion, improved canoe and kayak access and new basketball and volleyball courts.

— Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of kayak

Noun

Start Saturday with a sweet treat from milkbread at the Davidson Farmers Market, where all produce is grown within 100 miles, then head to the lake for kayaking, paddle boarding or pontoon boating.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026
Come June, Winnipesaukee and its neighbors crowd with pleasure-cruisers in pontoon boats, sunbathers loll on every spare strip of sand, and the region’s small towns feel almost ludicrous in their quaint New England charms.

— Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of pontoon

Noun

One of the nation’s largest urban parks, this 1,300-acre expanse has golf, paddleboats, a live oak estimated to be 800 years old, a botanical garden, and the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA).

— Jenny Adams, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026
The fee covers swan paddleboat rentals, nightly movies and s'mores on the beach, fitness classes, and in-room Wi-Fi, among other inclusions.

— Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 22 May 2026

Definition of paddleboat

Noun

Wooden pirogue boats idle in the bay, while young people do odd jobs – rolling car tires across town or selling bags of tap water – to help their parents make ends meet.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2025
Offshore, kite surfers dance across the lagoon while fishermen paddle slender pirogues above shallow coral gardens alive with neon wrasse and ghostly butterflyfish.

— Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025

Definition of pirogue

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