rowboat
pronunciation
How to pronounce rowboat in British English:
UK [ˈrəʊbəʊt]
How to pronounce rowboat in American English:
US [ˈroʊboʊt]
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- Noun:
- a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
Word Origin
- rowboat (n.)
- also row-boat, 1530s, from row (v.) + boat. Similar formation in Dutch roeiboot.
Example
- 1. We must plug the hole in the rowboat .
- 2. He stole a rowboat and made to the shore .
- 3. There we 'd find a rowboat that we could take to yet another trail , which would eventually lead us to swan lake .
- 4. Imagine a picture on a computer screen of a dog sitting in a rowboat .
- 5. Wander medieval streets such as rue des tanneurs , the old leather district , before launching off in a rowboat from the rue de turenne bridge ( 5 for 30 minutes ) .