rowing boat
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rowing boat
First recorded in 1810–20
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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
Chaminda, who borrowed 100,000 rupees three years ago for a small rowing boat and now struggles to repay the loan, makes 2,000 rupees.
From Reuters ● Apr. 19, 2022
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
With mounting excitement, we clambered on to a ferry only modestly upgraded from the rowing boat of Coley’s day – the Beulah, a small boat with an outboard motor.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 17, 2020
Anyhow, that’s where I go, and when I get there, Captain Keelson’s long rowing boat is at the dock.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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