rowboat

[ roh-boht ]

/ ˈroʊˌboʊt /

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noun

a small boat designed for rowing.

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Origin of rowboat

First recorded in 1530–40; row² + boat

Words nearby rowboat

roving, roving commission, Rovno, row, rowan, rowboat, rowdy, rowdyish, rowdyism, Rowe, rowel

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How to use rowboat in a sentence

He set off from the coast of Senegal in a 24ft homemade rowboat.
Victor Mooney’s Epic Adventure for His Dead Brother|Justin Jones|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A professional craftsman was recruited to build the rowboat.
Victor Mooney’s Epic Adventure for His Dead Brother|Justin Jones|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is a different craft to Gloriana, the royal rowboat, which will lead the procession but not carry any Royals.
Queen, Charles and William All to Travel On One Boat||May 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Going up the cove some distance, Henry Burns launched a rowboat and pulled rapidly across, landing some ways above the bluff.
The Rival Campers|Ruel Perley Smith

But a Jap'nese rowboat cud knock to pieces th' whole Atlantic squadron.
Mr. Dooley Says|Finley Dunne
He handed them to a sailor who slipped down the ladder with them and put them in the hands of one of the men in the rowboat.
The Flying Reporter|Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss
In less than five minutes he and Ferral could be in the air, following the rowboat wherever it went.
Motor Matt's Peril, or, Cast Away in the Bahamas|Stanley R. Matthews
A sharp cry of command came from some one in the rowboat and the craft could be seen moving swiftly away toward the right.
Motor Matt's Peril, or, Cast Away in the Bahamas|Stanley R. Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for rowboat

rowboat

/ (ˈrəʊˌbəʊt) /

noun

US and Canadian a small boat propelled by one or more pairs of oarsAlso called (in Britain and other countries): rowing boat

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rowboat

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