rowboat

[roh-boht]

noun

1. a small boat designed for rowing. row.

rowboat

/ ˈrəʊˌbəʊt /

noun

1. Also called (in Britain and other countries): rowing boat. a small boat propelled by one or more pairs of oars

Word History and Origins

Origin of rowboat¹

First recorded in 1530–40; row ² + boat

Example Sentences

Roz was no thief, and she didn’t like taking that old rowboat.

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Kids cannon-balled off the sides and rocked it like a rowboat.

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The game continues in “Boating Party,” which puts us inside a rowboat right up close to a top-hatted rower whose exertion will paradoxically pull the boat away from where we stand.

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If you’ve ever taken a rowboat into the Blue Grotto on the Italian isle of Capri, this cave’s interior will give you déja vù in another hue.

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They had me in the SS Mooch, which was a rinky-dink rowboat.

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