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rowboat

/ˈɹəʊbəʊt/

rowboat noun: a small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing).

rowboat: a small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing)
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Noun

rowboat (plural rowboats)

  1. (US) A small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing).

Verb

rowboat (third-person singular simple present rowboats, present participle rowboating, simple past and past participle rowboated)

  1. (intransitive) To row a boat of this kind.

rowboat meaning in Tagalog, Arabic and Persian

rowboat in Tagalog

small boat that is rowed
galauran

rowboat in Arabic

small boat that is rowed
زَوْرَق zawraq

rowboat in Persian

small boat that is rowed
کرو kerow, زورق zowraq, قایق qâyeq

Forms of rowboat

Noun
pluralrowboats
alternative UKrowing boat
Verb
third-person singular presentrowboats
present participlerowboating
past participlerowboated
pastrowboated

Origin of rowboat

From row + boat.

Words formed from rowboat

Questions about rowboat

What does rowboat mean?
Rowboat means a small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing).
What is rowboat in Tagalog?
Rowboat in Tagalog is galauran. See Rowboat meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is rowboat?
Rowboat can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce rowboat?
Rowboat is pronounced /ˈɹəʊbəʊt/.
What is the plural of rowboat?
The plural of rowboat is rowboats.

Words near rowboat in the dictionary

  1. Rowayton
  2. rowback
  3. rowbacks
  4. rowbarge
  5. rowbarges
  6. rowboat
  7. rowboated
  8. rowboater
  9. rowboaters
  10. rowboatful
  11. rowboatfuls

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