rowing boat
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rowing boat
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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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 ● Oct. 11, 2024
But when the tide returns, the only transport is a small ferry that Murphy described as “a rowing boat with a little engine on the back.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2022
She had noticed the couple getting into the rowing boat next to us wearing rubber gloves.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2020
The Olympic torch came down the Thames in a rowing boat.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2020
He spoiled the effect by leaping into the water to haul the rowing boat onto the sand and misjudging the depth, disappearing up to his neck.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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