noun
rowboat
ROH-boht
noun
1
A small boat that is moved through the water using oars.
"They rented a rowboat for a peaceful afternoon on the pond."
How to Use Rowboat
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA simple, oar-powered boat, typically used for leisure or fishing on calm water.
Common pairings
rent a rowboat
paddle a rowboat
Word Forms
rowboated past tense, rowboats plural, rowboats singular
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Etymology
A compound of row + boat.