rowing boat

American

[roh-ing] / ˈroʊ ɪŋ /

noun

British.

rowboat.

rowing boat British

/ ˈrəʊɪŋ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of rowing boat

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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According to World Rowing, the earliest representation of a rowing boat was found in Finland and dated back to 5,800BC, while the oar was "considered to be the most important invention before the wheel".

From BBC

The brothers' 280kg boat was built to be one of the lightest and strongest ocean rowing boats ever made.

From BBC

Men rowing boats on the river, reading books or newspapers, playing the piano, working at a desk or merely sitting in a comfortable chair lost in thought.

From Los Angeles Times

A man in his 60s is missing after five people were rescued when a rowing boat capsized on the river at Walton-on-Thames.

From BBC

The count is carried out every July by brightly-dressed crews of "swan uppers" in rowing boats over five days.

From BBC

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