scow

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Recent Examples of scow 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 The two men opened the bottom of the scow to flood it and slow it down. Nr Editors, National Review, 7 Nov. 2019 The commission extensively documented it last year to mark the 100th anniversary of the rescue and grounding of the scow. Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2019 See All Example Sentences for scow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scow
Noun
  • Indoor rowing doesn’t have quite the same charm of being in a skiff on a river (sigh, if only), but the best rowing machine will still give you a great workout right at home.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 23 May 2025
  • Cruising through the tributaries with skiffs or kayaks gives travelers close-up access to the wildlife of this remote area.
    Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • What to do: Kayak, canoe and boat camping; day hikes and multi-day backpacking and bikepacking trips; wildlife watching.
    Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • Steamships laden with mail sailed from the East Coast to Panama, where the mail was taken off the ships, transported in canoes or on pack animals, and handed to another steamship waiting on the Pacific side of the isthmus.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 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
  • Last week, skeletal remains found on New Jersey beaches were identified as those of a 19th-century schooner captain.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 May 2025
  • This year, look out for General Patton’s private schooner, When-and-If, among others.
    Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Temo sought to give boaters a portable, easy-to-handle means of bringing clean, quiet electric propulsion to small vessels like tenders, rowboats and dinghies.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 May 2025
  • Pull up the dinghy to The Ranch Escapade, where pristine white sand invites visitors to while away the day with ice-cold drinks and simple, savory Caribbean fare.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The raft of fantasy shows that followed in the wake of Game Of Thrones has all but disappeared after a long string of disappointments and cancellations.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • Besides its famous black bear show, fun comes in the form of water blaster boats, a climbing tower and water raft ride.
    Stacey Zable, USA Today, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Boaters can explore the Cyclades in wooden boats, catamarans or yachts.
    Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • Rolex is the titular sponsor of the SailGP Championship, which sees national teams racing in identical high-tech, high-speed 50-foot foiling catamarans around the world at speeds approaching 60 miles per hour in a quest for a total prize money of $12.8 million.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Malay, Chinese and Indian laborers did laundry, steered sampan boats and cleared land for the White military members.
    Lilit Marcus, CNN, 16 Sep. 2022

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“Scow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scow. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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