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Meanings of row-boat in English

An open boat propelled by pulling oars through the water.

Usage of row-boat in English
1
I was told that he had crossed the Channel in a row-boat.
Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2
2
Glancing in that direction, they saw a small row-boat coming toward them.
Jess of the Rebel Trail
3
I have ordered a large row-boat but it is not ready yet.
Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks
4
A small row-boat passed, conveying some officer of distinction to his ship.
The Drummer Boy
5
Henderson's servant brought a row-boat ashore and took them to the launch.
A Girl of the Limberlost
6
Last of all the Briton took his seat in the row-boat.
Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers; Or, Hitting the Enemy a Hard ...
7
I ran down to the pier, and saw a row-boat approaching.
A Jolly Fellowship
8
For your little row-boat- Iamafraid you would find it so.
Melbourne House, Volume 2
9
I've been crazy to take a row-boat out for three weeks.
Betty Gordon at Boarding School; Or, The Treasure of Indian Chas...
10
Just then a row-boat came to the crevasse, and fearlessly headed into the opening.
Up the River; or, Yachting on the Mississippi
11
As we approached the landing-place, I discovered a row-boat pulling round the point below.
Breaking Away; or, The Fortunes of a Student
12
He stood silently watching the row-boat as it drew near.
Jess of the Rebel Trail
13
The long narrow row-boat was now heading for them as straight as an arrow.
Jack Haydon's Quest
14
But when you talk of a row-boat-atnight- ajobthat wants secrecy-breaking the law-
Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts: A Book of Stories
15
Then he noticed a little row-boat at about two hundred yards from the shore.
The terror
16
She immediately launched a small row-boat and headed for the "Eb and Flo."
Jess of the Rebel Trail
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