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rowing boat

American  
[roh-ing] / ˈroʊ ɪŋ /

noun

British.
  1. rowboat.


rowing boat British  
/ ˈrəʊɪŋ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of rowing boat

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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The ferry operator role would involve operating the ferry, a powerboat and a rowing boat across the River Ore.

From BBC Mar. 17, 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

“We’ve poisoned it all,” mourns Davide Casati, an aged boatman who treats Brunetti to languorous tours of the floating islands on the graceful, gondola-like rowing boat he built with his own hands.

From New York Times Nov. 29, 2017

But with magic crone Melisandre keen on his bastard blood, Gendry was dispatched into a rowing boat by Davos at the end of season three and hasn’t been seen since.

From The Guardian Jul. 13, 2017

In the heavy twilight he couldn’t see the rowing boat at all.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

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