pirogue

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Recent Examples of pirogue The Spanish migration advocacy group Walking Borders said the vessel was a large fishing boat, called a pirogue, which had left Senegal on July 10. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2023 For the migrants on the pirogue off Dakar, the terror unfolded in the early-morning darkness not more than 50 yards from shore. Mady Camara, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2023 Spanish migration advocacy group Walking Borders said the migrants' pirogue, a large fishing boat, left the seaside town of Fass Boye on July 10. Harold Maass, The Week, 18 Aug. 2023 The vessel was a large fishing boat, called a pirogue, the AP reported, citing the Spanish migration advocacy group Walking Borders. Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for pirogue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pirogue
Noun
  • There’s something wonderfully timeless about pushing off from shore in a canoe as the paddles dip quietly through calm water as dragonflies skim by.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
  • The next day was opening day, so the group paddled canoes around the shores of Perent Lake looking for moose.
    Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Beyond, two men in straw hats share a skiff, an image of blissful communion.
    James Meyer, Artforum, 1 May 2025
  • And today there’s a big casino with roller skating where Old Man Dill used to moor the three leaky skiffs which comprised his boat livery.
    Ted Janes, Outdoor Life, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • On Christmas Eve 1788, settlers hopped into flatboats at Limestone (Maysville, Kentucky) and traveled for four days down the icy Ohio River to establish Losantiville, later called Cincinnati.
    Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The early whiskey makers in Kentucky were the first to barrel and ship their whiskey on flatboats down to New Orleans.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Newton enlisted the help of his younger brother and a friend, who agreed to follow along behind him in a rowboat with food and other supplies.
    Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025
  • Adventure intel: Green Lake, the larger of the two, has a sandy public beach with swimming access and a boat house that rents rowboats and kayaks (from $12 an hour).
    Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Tina Hambly, the 55-year-old mother of Joyce's best friend and roommate, helped with the search for the college friends using a kayak oar to poke at branches and other debris.
    Abigail Adams, People.com, 7 July 2025
  • Oru Lake Kayak for $399 (100 off) Oru Kayak Oru's foldable kayaks are genius—all the boat, none of the size.
    Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Decorate a patriotic dinghy 12 feet and under and enter the parade.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
  • Or rather, the slow, clinging descent down the dinghy’s slippery three-step ladder into what might as well have been a black hole, the water was so opaque.
    Billie Cohen, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Explore more than 75 boats, including pontoons, deck boats and bow riders from more than a dozen top brands.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Ski Patrol rents ski boats and pontoons ($225 for two hours) as well as jet skis ($180 for two hours).
    Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Search and Rescue is a volunteer on-the-ground team that uses drones, K-9 units, rafts, and more to comb large areas in the aftermath of natural disasters.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 July 2025
  • Brown provided the raft for the group’s protest and followed along in a van, while another vehicle trailed with emergency lights flashing.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025

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“Pirogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pirogue. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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