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rowboat

rowboat

21 1.0
A small open boat moved with oars on lakes and rivers
  • noun
  • /ˈroʊboʊt/
translation icon : bote de remos
  • They're in Echo Park in a rowboat.

You would just sail through through, just like the rowboat falling past the point of no return.

Examples

  • What do you think of my rowboat?

  • Betsy and Thomas are in a small, fragile rowboat, some distance from the shore.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • We said to each other we would fish from a rowboat on the lake.

  • Do you remember back home 3 years ago, we were out in a rowboat somewhere?

  • I got it from a guy in a rowboat.

  • And now we need a rowboat.

  • I remembered how much fun it was riding in his blue rowboat along the canal.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Henry stands on the roof of the back porch, steadying a small rowboat as Tom gets in.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • I'd fall asleep and then we'd be sitting together in a simple wooden rowboat out on the ocean.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The painting shows a family of four seated in a rowboat while fishing on a lake.

Synonyms

boat
vsrowboat
1.0

A small vehicle used on water to carry people, like a rowboat or motorboat

is a specific small open oar propelled craft for lakes and rivers
dinghy
vsrowboat
18 4.8

A small open boat that people use for short trips, often to reach a larger boat

is instead a simple oar propelled craft for inland waters
skiff
vsrowboat
15 7.7

A small light boat for one person that you move with oars or a motor

is specifically an oar propelled open craft with seating for several people
small boat
vsrowboat
13 1.0

A boat that is small and used for short trips on lakes or rivers

is narrower, referring specifically to an open oar propelled craft
dory
vsrowboat
2 7.9

A small flat-bottomed boat with high sides you row

is meant for lakes or rivers, not built for rough coastal use
rowing boat
vsrowboat
1 2.3

A small boat moved with oars for sport or fun

is for calm inland waters and everyday use rather than sport
batel
vsrowboat
  • Archaic
9.9

A small wooden boat for rowing or fishing

is the modern everyday term for a simple oar propelled inland craft

How Big

launch
36 6.0
rowboat
21 1.0
dinghy
18 4.8
skiff
15 7.7

Surface Forms

rowboat singular
rowboats plural

Morphology

rowboat = row + boat (transparent) = row + boat

Clear compound of two common words: a 'boat' propelled by 'rowing', so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word rowboat is simply the two common words row and boat put together. Row means 'to move a boat with oars', so a rowboat is a small, open boat you move by rowing on lakes or rivers.