rowboat

noun

row·​boat ˈrō-ˌbōt How to pronounce rowboat (audio)
: a small boat designed to be rowed

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Richard binds Iris' wrists with zip ties and places her in a rowboat. Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024 Emily and Camille have a fight across rowboats, which, implausibly but obviously, ends with them both in the water and getting thrown out. Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024 In 2005, Hurricane Dennis sent a wall of chest-high water through the town, flooding Bo Lynn's Grocery and forcing then-owner Joy Brown to flee in a rowboat. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024 The hotel offers kayaks or rowboats guests can use to paddle across the bay, a pontoon boat that shuttles guests back and forth, or a golf cart that drives passengers about a half mile down the road to a pedestrian bridge and public access point framed by swathes of beach rose. Chloe Schama, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rowboat 

Word History

First Known Use

1502, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rowboat was in 1502

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“Rowboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rowboat. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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rowboat

noun
row·​boat ˈrō-ˌbōt How to pronounce rowboat (audio)
: a boat made to be rowed

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