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row·boat

 (rō′bōt′)
n.
A small boat propelled by oars.
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rowboat

(ˈrəʊˌbəʊt)
n
(Rowing) the usual US and Canadian word for rowing boat
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row•boat

(ˈroʊˌboʊt)

n.
a small boat designed for rowing.
[1530–40]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.rowboat - a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelledrowboat - a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
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
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Translations
veslařský člun
robåd
soutuvene
veslački čamac
漕ぎ舟
젓는 배
roddbåt
เรือขนาดเล็กที่ใช้ไม้พาย
thuyền có mái chèo

rowboat

[ˈrəʊbəʊt] n (US)canot m, canot m à rames
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

rowboat

n (US) → Ruderboot nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

rowboat

قَارِبٌ تـَجْدِيف veslařský člun robåd Ruderboot βάρκα με κουπί barca de remos, bote de remos soutuvene barque veslački čamac barca a remi 漕ぎ舟 젓는 배 roeiboot robåt łódź wiosłowa barco a remo, barco a remos гребная шлюпка roddbåt เรือขนาดเล็กที่ใช้ไม้พาย kürek teknesi thuyền có mái chèo 划艇
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References in classic literature ?
A quarter of an hour afterward the rowboat of this craft took them all aboard.
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.
So, when Tom stumbles upon a rowboat on the beach containing a dead man and a baby girl, Isabel persuades him to raise the child as their own.
The two then proceed to set sail in a pillow-laden rowboat, while Sivan sings the bridge in Good's arms.
Andrew was away on a carpentry job when Thea bought a broken-down rowboat for $5, fixed it up, and sold it for $15.
I'm not a ship's captain or rowboat owner, have never sat
They find a rowboat with a dead man and a newborn baby girl in it.
"Truly a man of action, whether you need someone to show up with a rowboat in a flood or interview El Chapo," emcee Bill Maher said of Sean Penn, founder of J/P HRO and co-host of the gala.
I fear that with government cutbacks, our Navy will be reduced to one rowboat and two canoes.
Mooney's Brazilian made ocean rowboat, with the personal support from H.E.
The 39-year-old, from Killarney, Co Kerry, plays a lighthouse keeper who is persuaded by his troubled wife (Vikander) to keep a baby which washed ashore in a rowboat.