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flatboat

noun

Definition of flatboat

as in canoe

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Recent Examples of flatboat On Christmas Eve 1788, settlers hopped into flatboats at Limestone (Maysville, Kentucky) and traveled for four days down the icy Ohio River to establish Losantiville, later called Cincinnati. — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2024 Those who made it safely to New Orleans sold their wares, then sold the warped wood from their flatboats as scrap. — Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024 Travel writer Rinker Buck built a flatboat and traveled from Pittsburgh to New Orleans on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. — Monitor Reviewers, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2022 An adventure historian builds a 19th-century flatboat and sails it down the Mississippi River. — Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for flatboat

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Noun

Their destination was the ancestral hearth, spiritual fountainhead, and reliquary of antiquities, the country home of the Wariboko war-canoe family.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
The eight-mile Granite City Greenway by Mount Airy’s southern border is ideal for walking or biking, with several launches for kayaks, canoes, and tubes along the trail.

— Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of canoe

Noun

Wooden pirogue boats idle in the bay, while young people do odd jobs – rolling car tires across town or selling bags of tap water – to help their parents make ends meet.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2025
Offshore, kite surfers dance across the lagoon while fishermen paddle slender pirogues above shallow coral gardens alive with neon wrasse and ghostly butterflyfish.

— Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025

Definition of pirogue

Noun

The cruise ship then towed the skiff back to Farragut Bay, according to the statement (Forbes has reached out to the Coast Guard and the cruise operator for further comment on the incident).

— Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Fishing trips from King Salmon can take many forms, from drifting the broad Naknek River in a metal skiff boat to hopping aboard a floatplane for waters that see few other anglers all season.

— Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of skiff

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This summer a group of Indigenous Taiwanese modern-day voyagers decided to recreate the journey in a large rowboat from one of Taiwan’s islands all the way to the Philippines in an effort to reconnect with their ancient seafaring heritage.

— Greg Dixon, NPR, 24 July 2026
Launching from Monterey, California, in a 21-foot rowboat, Pfender documented the mental and physical challenges of her trip on social media.

— Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of rowboat

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Nvidia is at the center of the AI boom, manufacturing chips and other hardware used in a raft of tech companies’ AI models.

— Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Another historic beach club, Le Carillon (from 1937), features a stylish collaboration with Dolce & Gabbana, with the designers’ vivid Verde Maiolica pattern used for loungers, umbrellas, beach towels-- and even floating rafts.

— Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of raft

Noun

Magdalena Jablonska of Des Plaines was killed on July 25 when a triple-engine pontoon boat operated by 45-year-old Richard Stevenson of Lisle collided with her boat in a no-wake zone.

— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Two other people who had been aboard the pontoon left before law enforcement arrived.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of pontoon

Noun

Cycle north along the beach to Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park, where hiking trails, lonely sands, picnic sites, and kayak rentals fronting a freshwater lake await.

— Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026
The Three Brothers has her bow in just 7 feet, close enough to reach by kayak straight from the island’s shore.

— Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of kayak

Noun

One of the nation’s largest urban parks, this 1,300-acre expanse has golf, paddleboats, a live oak estimated to be 800 years old, a botanical garden, and the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA).

— Jenny Adams, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026
The fee covers swan paddleboat rentals, nightly movies and s'mores on the beach, fitness classes, and in-room Wi-Fi, among other inclusions.

— Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 22 May 2026

Definition of paddleboat

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