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

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rowing boat

We passed the little green rowing boat he uses to go to the island to visit her, and walked to what he calls The Temple.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

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

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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