- rowboat
- A boat designed and constructed to be propelled by oars. Not a vessel within the meaning of a rule of navigation. Fischer v Camden etc. Ferry Co. 124 Pa 154, 16 A 634.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
rowboat
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Rowboat — Row boat , n. A boat designed to be propelled by oars instead of sails. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rowboat — 1530s, from ROW (Cf. row) (v.) + BOAT (Cf. boat). Cf. Du. roeiboot … Etymology dictionary
rowboat — [rō′bōt΄] n. a small boat made to be rowed … English World dictionary
rowboat — /roh boht /, n. a small boat designed for rowing. [1530 40; ROW2 + BOAT] * * * boat propelled by oars alone, probably the most common type of boat found around waterfronts and at most fishing camps and docks on inland waters. A true… … Universalium
rowboat — n. (AE) to row a rowboat * * * (AE) to row a rowboat … Combinatory dictionary
rowboat — [[t]ro͟ʊboʊt[/t]] rowboats N COUNT A rowboat is a small boat that you move through the water by using oars. [AM] (in BRIT, use rowing boat) … English dictionary
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rowboat — noun Date: 1538 a small boat designed to be rowed … New Collegiate Dictionary
rowboat — a boat propelled by oars … Dictionary of ichthyology
rowboat — noun A small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing). Syn: rowing boat … Wiktionary
rowboat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. skiff, dinghy, dory, longboat, whaleboat, shell, punt, gig. See ship. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. vessel, skiff, dinghy; see boat … English dictionary for students
