coracle

noun

Definition of coraclenext
as in canoe

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Recent Examples of coracle The Irish claim centers on St Brendan, who in the sixth century is said to have sailed to America in his coracle. — Gordon Campbell, Time, 29 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coracle
  1. canoe
  2. raft
  3. rowboat
  4. skiff
  5. dinghy
  6. pontoon
  7. kayak
  8. pirogue
Noun
  • Equipment used on the pond, including paddleboards, a rowboat, a canoe, life jackets and more, is included with the sale of the property.
    — Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
  • No archeological evidence of boats has been found in the area, but there is other evidence of sea-faring Sicilians, as well as 7,000-year-old dugout canoes found in Italy’s Lake Bracciano.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of canoe
Noun
  • Real estate investment still fell by nearly 10% in the first two months of the year, according to a raft of official economic figures released Monday.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
  • At least 15 green iguanas appeared on the beaches of Anguilla in the Caribbean in 1995 on rafts of uprooted trees.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of raft
Noun
  • Besides simply taking in the beauty of some 2,600 trees, visitors can rent rowboats and buy food and drinks at numerous food stalls.
    — Katherine LaGrave, AFAR Media, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The two end their day with a romantic ride in a rowboat, which Grant has no clue how to operate.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Definition of rowboat
Noun
  • Another could see guests hiking to a glacial lake or going for a skiff tour among icebergs.
    — Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Founder Christopher Columbus Smith built his first wooden boat, a skiff, in 1874, as a 13-year-old growing up on the St. Clair River in Algonac, Michigan.
    — Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of skiff
Noun
  • Domingo Trujillo, captain of the agency's rescue vessel, told broadcaster TVE that rescuers had been aware that a pregnant woman was on the dinghy.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
  • In 1972, Scottish sailor Dougal Robertson and his family survived for 38 days at sea in a small dinghy after killer whales sunk their schooner near the Galapagos Islands.
    — Outside Online, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2025
Definition of dinghy
Noun
  • Just for a minute, my husband and I agree, because the weather is beautiful, because my son does look like my father, because the pontoon is big and fancy and the baby has never been on a boat before.
    — Julie Buntin, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • On Tuesday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told Morning Edition that he's been traveling across the state on a pontoon boat, mourning with the families of recently deceased residents and helping those who were displaced.
    — Destinee Adams, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
Definition of pontoon
Noun
  • A week after Hurricane Milton sent a storm surge over Englewood in October, the animal was tangled in a crab trap that had gotten dislodged not far from the boat launch where Ms. Killian kept the kayaks and paddleboards for her business, SUP Englewood.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Instead, embrace the unknown and unfamiliar—travel between towns and settlements is mostly by boats, planes, helicopters, kayaks, and dog sleds, as there are no roads outside urban areas.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of kayak
Noun
  • Colorful traditional wooden outrigger canoes called pirogues line the beach where men spend hours mending their nets.
    — Sira Thierij, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
  • As the team began to pull up its fishing nets, the pirogue pitched sharply.
    — Jack Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
Definition of pirogue

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