Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small boat propelled by oars.
- noun Sports A rowing machine.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A boat fitted for propulsion by means of oars; a boat moved by rowing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A boat designed to be propelled by oars instead of sails.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US A small open
boat propelled byoars (byrowing ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
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Examples
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One would guess, by your argument, that deep sea fishing off a rowboat is a great way to inspire kids to be oceanographers?
Today's Video: Inspire Me! Weightless Flights of Discovery - NASA Watch 2009
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The rowboat is actually a likable character as anyone who has thought about the meaning of life can attest.
REVIEW: The Year's Best Science Fiction #24 edited by Gardner Dozois 2007
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The rowboat is actually a likable character as anyone who has thought about the meaning of life can attest.
REVIEW: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume 1 edited by Jonathan Strahan 2007
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If we didn’t know that the changing climate is no longer natural, we would paddle in rowboat and sing with mandolins.
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IMO though calling this topic “my billion dollar idea that will redefine ecommerce” is tantamount to calling a rowboat a cruiseliner, no offense.
My billion dollar idea that will redefine ecommerce. « The Paradigm Shift 2006
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Abberley Dawn is an amazing "trees in the mist" shot, & this untitled rowboat & reflection is wonderful too.
Archive 2005-04-01 2005
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[Illustration: A rowboat is a safer craft than a canoe.] = Stepping in and out of a Boat =
On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls Lina Beard 1888
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A rowboat is a safer craft than a canoe, and rowing is not a difficult feat, but there is a difference between the rowing of a heavy flat-bottomed boat and rowing a light skiff or round-bottomed rowboat.
On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls Lina Beard 1888
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Each gang has its rowboat, which is constructed with reference to carrying off as much plunder as possible, and making the best attainable time when chased by the harbor police.
Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City James Dabney McCabe 1862
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Tessa thinks these things while hidden behind the rowboat, which is propped upright to drain yesterday’s rain, as she spies on her eldest sister Grace—and while her youngest sister Yllis spies on her.
Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011
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