scow

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Recent Examples of scow Johnson would invent the scow, which would become the world's fastest boat, one of which would hang in the Smithsonian Institute. Jim Souhan, Star Tribune, 20 July 2021 The scow began to drift downstream toward the edge of the falls and the 167-foot drop beyond. Kayla Epstein, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2019 Partway through the trip, their motorboat breaks down, and they are forced to pole more than 200 miles upriver in a scow. Krista Langlois, Outside Online, 6 Feb. 2020 Over a century ago, the 80-foot-long scow was dredging for a tugboat along the Niagara River, upstream from Niagara Falls. Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2019 See All Example Sentences for scow
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Noun
  • Beyond, two men in straw hats share a skiff, an image of blissful communion.
    James Meyer, Artforum, 1 May 2025
  • And today there’s a big casino with roller skating where Old Man Dill used to moor the three leaky skiffs which comprised his boat livery.
    Ted Janes, Outdoor Life, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • There happened to be a canoe in Sarah’s carport, in Pittsboro.
    Jessica Pishko, New Yorker, 15 July 2025
  • In 1974, Margaret and Harold Hedges, brothers Stewart and Steve Noland, and Coleman Holt climbed into three canoes to put in at Dixon Ford to become the first people known to run this stretch of the Buffalo River.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • The seven-foot canvas features only two figures, who stand in a green shallop like Adam and Eve.
    Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 4 May 2022
  • And so had the shallop, built in Massachusetts in 1957 at the Plymouth Marine Railway.
    Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2019
Noun
  • The Californian is a 41 year-old wooden topsail schooner that was built as a replica of the 1847 Revenue Cutter C.W. Lawrence.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025
  • According to the articles, a schooner named Oriental left Connecticut en route to Philadelphia with five crew members onboard.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Decorate a patriotic dinghy 12 feet and under and enter the parade.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
  • Or rather, the slow, clinging descent down the dinghy’s slippery three-step ladder into what might as well have been a black hole, the water was so opaque.
    Billie Cohen, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Search and Rescue is a volunteer on-the-ground team that uses drones, K-9 units, rafts, and more to comb large areas in the aftermath of natural disasters.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 July 2025
  • The other oar was smashed off, and the raft was littered up with leaves and branches and dirt.
    John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • This is a dish speaking to the bounty of gorgeous tomatoes that are in peak season come July and through August, and was a joint creation between Miky and Chef Daris Sanae, who works aboard Cat Tua, his 77’ Lagoon catamaran, that’s sailing the Mediterranean this summer.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • For the more energetically inclined, complimentary paddleboards, kayaks, catamarans, and snorkelling gear are available to rent.
    Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • It’s crowded with houseboats, fishing vessels, roving vendors in sampans, and multi-story floating restaurants that drew tourists until the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to shutter.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 6 June 2025
  • Hong Kong: Hong Kong Harbor, one of the world’s most scenic, rewards passengers with vistas of skyscrapers, mountains, ferries and sampans.
    Georgina Cruz, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024

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“Scow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scow. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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