Rowboat

/ˈrəʊbəʊt/
noun

A small boat that a person can move through the water by using oars.

He paddled across the lake in his rowboat.
Visual representation of "rowboat" - A small boat that a person can move through the water by using oars.

Often appears as...

  • paddle a rowboat
  • small rowboat
noun

A small boat that a person can move through the water by using oars.

He paddled across the lake in his rowboat.
Visual representation of "rowboat" - A small boat that a person can move through the water by using oars.

Often appears as...

  • paddle a rowboat
  • small rowboat
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Physical Activity

Using a rowboat requires physical effort; it's often associated with leisure and exercise.

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They rented a rowboat to get a morning workout on the river.
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Outdoor Adventures

Rowboats are commonly used in outdoor recreation settings like lakes, parks, and calm rivers.

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The family planned a picnic by the lake with a rowboat ride.
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Nautical Terms

Understand nautical terms like 'stern' and 'bow' for better communication while using a rowboat.

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She sat at the stern of the rowboat, steering it skillfully.
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The real story behind...

It explains why a steel supertanker can float as easily as a wooden rowboat or a bathtub. If the weight of water displaced by the vessel below the keel is equivalent to the vessel's weight, whatever is above the keel will remain afloat above the waterline.

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Elon Musk: The future...

While vehicle seems quite large and is large by comparison with other rockets, I think the future spacecraft will make this look like a rowboat.

Video examples

The real story behind...

It explains why a steel supertanker can float as easily as a wooden rowboat or a bathtub. If the weight of water displaced by the vessel below the keel is equivalent to the vessel's weight, whatever is above the keel will remain afloat above the waterline.

Video examples

Elon Musk: The future...

While vehicle seems quite large and is large by comparison with other rockets, I think the future spacecraft will make this look like a rowboat.

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Quote examples

Judi Dench

English Actress

Michael died five years ago this January, and the first thing that really struck me about the script was the part about her peeling off from the funeral and just getting into a rowboat and having a real kind of cry where nobody was.
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Zig Ziglar

American Author

I'm so optimistic, I'd go after Moby Dick in a rowboat and take the tartar sauce with me.
Portrait of Zig Ziglar

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Zig Ziglar

American Author

Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking tartar sauce with you.
Portrait of Zig Ziglar

Quote examples

Judi Dench

English Actress

Michael died five years ago this January, and the first thing that really struck me about the script was the part about her peeling off from the funeral and just getting into a rowboat and having a real kind of cry where nobody was.
Portrait of Judi Dench

Quote examples

Zig Ziglar

American Author

I'm so optimistic, I'd go after Moby Dick in a rowboat and take the tartar sauce with me.
Portrait of Zig Ziglar

Quote examples

Zig Ziglar

American Author

Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking tartar sauce with you.
Portrait of Zig Ziglar
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