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sculls 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of scull

as in rows

to move a boat by means of oars a couple sculled past in a racing shell

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sculls

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noun

plural of scull

as in canoes

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Several editors arrived straight from the LFW front rows to party with Kim, the third day of shows following be damned.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026
After kidnapping Sam, Borden rows away from shore and raises a shotgun to his chin.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026

Definition of rows

Noun

The city's boathouse rents canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddleboards on a 109-acre lake, with hiking trails through the surrounding preserve.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
With spotters overlooking the fjords and communicating from land, fishers set fires in canoes to lure tuna close enough to harpoon.

— Torben Rick, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of canoes

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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
His anti-immigration message has shifted from focusing on Polish plumbers to asylum seekers in dinghies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 June 2026

Definition of dinghies

Noun

This type of maritime migration is different from the once-common arrivals of rafts and other homemade vessels that Cubans are known to use to escape their homeland, and the overloaded freighters and sailboats used by people fleeing Haiti.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
The Coast Guard had dropped inflatable rafts in the water nearby, but the teen — who was suffering from hypothermia — was too weak to swim to them.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of rafts

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His mother, Laura, was a devout Methodist and a vegetarian, while his father, Kenneth, who worked as an accounts clerk and also restored prams and bicycles, had been a conscientious objector, and was a militant anti-smoker.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 June 2026
Babies here are moved around in sleds, not prams.

— David Greig September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025

Definition of prams

Noun

Russian Pacific Fleet vessels secured the exercise area, which was closed to civilian shipping and aircraft during the missile launches.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The vessels were effectively self-insured against attacks, according to the official's account, with higher crude prices making the voyages financially worthwhile despite the risks.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

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