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rowing boat

American  
[roh-ing] / ˈroʊ ɪŋ /

noun

British.
  1. rowboat.


rowing boat British  
/ ˈrəʊɪŋ /

noun

  1. Usual US and Canadian word: rowboat. a small boat propelled by one or more pairs of oars

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of rowing boat

First recorded in 1810–20


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A team of volunteers have dedicated 11 months to painstaking build a rowing boat as part of a new community scheme to get people on to the water.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2023

Chaminda, who borrowed 100,000 rupees three years ago for a small rowing boat and now struggles to repay the loan, makes 2,000 rupees.

From Reuters ● Apr. 19, 2022

But when the tide returns, the only transport is a small ferry that Murphy described as “a rowing boat with a little engine on the back.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2022

The Olympic torch came down the Thames in a rowing boat.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2020

As we get close, I see it’s a small rowing boat.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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