rowing boat

[ roh-ing ]

noun

, British.

1. rowboat.

rowing boat

/ ˈrəʊɪŋ /

noun

1. a small boat propelled by one or more pairs of oars Usual US and Canadian wordrowboat

Word History and Origins

Origin of rowing boat¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

A man in his 60s is missing after five people were rescued when a rowing boat capsized on the river at Walton-on-Thames.

From BBC

The count is carried out every July by brightly-dressed crews of "swan uppers" in rowing boats over five days.

From BBC

The nation's foot ferries come in all shapes and sizes, from small rowing boats to large motor-powered vessels carrying dozens of passengers at a time.

From BBC

A team of volunteers have dedicated 11 months to painstaking build a rowing boat as part of a new community scheme to get people on to the water.

From BBC

He said he’d seen people swimming in the lake and rowing boats.

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