narrow boat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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One photo depicts a narrow boat floating down a flooded street; another shows a despondent-looking, shirtless man bicycling along a wrecked residential street, a weathered American flag whipping in the foreground.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2023
The quartet, who will reside on a narrow boat in England, left North Carolina a few months before K9 Jets’ anticipated debut.
From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2023
In later years, they owned a narrow boat that they used to explore the English canal system.
From BBC • Jul. 25, 2022
Brabandt pushed the throttle further forward, and the narrow boat picked up speed.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2019
The narrow boat rocked underneath Scipio's feet and he nearly stumbled.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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