rowboat
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rowboats
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Origin of rowboat
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In Sacramento, the new governor, Leland Stanford, had to be taken to his inauguration by rowboat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Viv reconnects with her first love—they had a memorable encounter in a rowboat one Fourth of July, before the Pickfords sold their cottage and stopped visiting the island.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
They had me in the SS Mooch, which was a rinky-dink rowboat.
From Salon ● May 18, 2024
An unlikely friendship between a poor fisherman and a majestic bird that first visited his rowboat 13 years ago has captivated Turkey for years.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2024
I climb into the dinghy, a copper rowboat so small, it doesn’t seem to be able to hold its own weight above the waterline, much less mine.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
The Minions, we learn in their latest adventure, were originally a seafaring folk who traveled the oceans in rowboats looking for the most evil and despicable master they could possibly find.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Thus, any rivercraft sailing past Fall City today consists only of recreational rowboats, rafts and kayaks.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
The Times tooted its own considerable horn about the armada of kayaks and rowboats it launched to deliver the newspapers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
If you like walking along docks, you’ll find Alaskan gill-netters, luxury cruisers, racing sailboats and classic wooden rowboats.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2022
In my mind it’s summer, and I’m in one of the rowboats on the pond, rocking back and forth.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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