˜yÐÄvlog

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rowing boat

[ roh-ing ]

noun

British.


rowing boat

/ ˈ°ùəʊɪŋ /

noun

  1. a small boat propelled by one or more pairs of oars Usual US and Canadian wordrowboat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rowing boat1

First recorded in 1810–20
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Men rowing boats on the river, reading books or newspapers, playing the piano, working at a desk or merely sitting in a comfortable chair lost in thought.

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They made their way ashore in a small rowing boat with rifles to be supplied to the armed rebellion known as the Easter Rising.

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

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

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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.

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