rowboat
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rowboat
Example Sentences
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Behind, at some distance, is a rowboat with whalers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Kids cannon-balled off the sides and rocked it like a rowboat.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
They had me in the SS Mooch, which was a rinky-dink rowboat.
From Salon • May 18, 2024
After over a decade at Tacoma’s Foss Waterway Seaport museum, Jordan Hanssen knew it was time to put his once-famed rowboat to rest.
From Seattle Times • May 20, 2023
When she pulled back a tangle of vines, we saw an old, worn-out, snub-nosed rowboat.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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