garvey

noun

Definition of garveynext
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Recent Examples of garvey The Jawn — a slang word particular to Philadelphia that functions as a pronoun for pretty much anything — is a garvey, a type of work boat. — Cassie Owens, Philly.com, 2 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garvey
  1. dory
  2. canoe
  3. skiff
  4. outrigger
  5. dinghy
  6. scow
  7. pontoon
  8. johnboat
Noun
  • French and Portuguese otter trawlers began to work the Grand Banks, while Newfoundlanders continued to fish inshore in traditional ways (although many now had motors on their dories).
    — Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
  • More boats were gathering: a center console with dual Yamahas, other canoes of varying sizes (including one painted to resemble a scaly serpent), some kayaks, a rowing dory, a couple of Hobie cats.
    — Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
Definition of dory
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
  • 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
  • Back in season one, the credits sequence included scenes of Polynesian men in outriggers fighting big waves.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
  • These outriggers exist to allow astronomers to pinpoint the source of the FRBs CHIME detects.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of outrigger
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
  • It was purchased in 1890 by brothers John and Alexander Laurie to tow vessels and barges, or scows filled with stone from nearby quarries, in Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024
  • The foundation could be a raft made of tree logs; pontoon made of fiberglass, steel or aluminum; plywood barge or scow floats made from salvaged wooden and metal hulls; or box floats made of wood, metal or Styrofoam.
    — oregonlive, oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2022
Definition of scow
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
  • On an aluminum johnboat, a good seat can make a world of difference.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
  • No matter if they were hauled in by a trawler, by a cast-netter knee-deep in a creek, or by a late-night baiter whose johnboat lantern is just one twinkle in a constellation of fellow shrimpers out on the inky harbor.
    — Stephanie Hunt, Southern Living, 12 July 2020
Definition of johnboat

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