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rowboat

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row·boat  (rbt)
n.
1. A small boat propelled by oars.
2. Sports A rowing machine.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rowboatrowboat - a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
dinghy, dory
oarlock, rowlock, thole, tholepin, peg, pin - a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
rowing boat - a rowboat
small boat - a boat that is small
cross thwart, thwart - a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
wherry - light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors
Translations
rowboat [ˈrəubəut] n (US) → bote m de remos
rowboat [ˈrəubəut] n (US) → canot m (à rames)
rowboat [ˈrəubəut] n (US) → barca a remi


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A quarter of an hour afterward the rowboat of this craft took them all aboard.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Little pleasure steamers, black with people, are coming and going all the time; and everywhere one sees young girls and young men paddling about in fanciful rowboats, or skimming along by the help of sails when there is any wind.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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