skiffs

noun

plural of skiff
as in canoes
a small, light boat that is usually for only one person She rowed the skiff to her favorite spot on the pond and cast her line.

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Recent Examples of skiffs Dozens of sunken skiffs and speedboats, long written off by their owners, sat dry on the sand. — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 Head to Bahia Marina on 22nd Street to rent a variety of water craft including kayaks, skiffs and pontoon boats. — Katie Riley, Southern Living, 15 July 2026 Two men were badly burned—one died, and the other remains hospitalized—and the Fiorella’s owners lost two more skiffs. — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026 The same skiffs also take you to nearby lakes for a spot of swimming or piranha fishing; and on visits to remote villages. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026 With the right wind, the little skiffs skate across the ice, reaching top speeds of 50 to 60 miles per hour. — Francesca Krempa, AFAR Media, 27 Jan. 2026 But those were mere skiffs by comparison with the general-entertainment battleships. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025 The dive shop loads us up on one of the skiffs for near-shore diving, hauling us out to a historical wreck site on their larger double-decker catamaran. — Peter Kelly, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skiffs
  1. canoes
  2. rafts
  3. yachts
  4. barges
Noun
  • In coastal sections of New York and New Jersey, the storm triggered such intense flooding that residents were seen paddling through their neighborhoods on kayaks and canoes, past parked cars that had become partially or nearly submerged in water.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Where canoes once rested beside fishing nets drying in the sun, housing developments and new infrastructure have appeared.
    — Sebastián López Brach, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of canoes
Noun
  • This type of maritime migration is different from the once-common arrivals of rafts and other homemade vessels that Cubans are known to use to escape their homeland, and the overloaded freighters and sailboats used by people fleeing Haiti.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The Coast Guard had dropped inflatable rafts in the water nearby, but the teen — who was suffering from hypothermia — was too weak to swim to them.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of rafts
Noun
  • That's particularly true at steakhouse Intrepid and open-air cantina 16o9—both of which are set above the harbor for incredible sunsets and clear views of the gleaming white super yachts.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In a setting designed to make exceptional yachts desirable, explaining why a particular vessel is unsuitable requires commercial discipline.
    — Christoph Lymbersky, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of yachts
Noun
  • The dredge is conducted by crane and excavator barges that dig sand up and deposit it in another barge.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026
Definition of barges

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“Skiffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skiffs. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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