1. a small boat that is moved by pulling oars through the water

Examples

• We rented a rowboat to explore the quiet lake.
• The old man took his rowboat out every morning to fish.
• She learned to row by practicing in her grandfather’s wooden rowboat.
• The rowboat drifted slowly across the calm pond.
• They stored the rowboat upside down on the dock during winter.
• The children took turns rowing the small rowboat around the bay.