: any of various small boats
especially
: a flat-bottomed rowboat
Examples of skiff in a Sentence
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The three men, all in their 40s, left Easter Sunday on a 20-foot skiff from Polowat to Pikelot (both places are two small Pacific islands that make up the Micronesia archipelago), the Coast Guard said.
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Ayana Archie, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
The welcome wagon is soon joined by two men in a patrol skiff who interrogate Mike before radioing ahead to the lodge.
—Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2024
But Maryland isn't among them and does require that a safety skiff be present when workers are over or near water.
—Jake Offenhartz and Claudia Lauer, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
The Mason shot the drone down while responding to reports the Houthis were attacking the Motor Vessel Ardmore Encounter, using skiffs and then firing the two missile that missed, according to the official, who said this occurred at approximately 8 a.m. local time.
—Martha Raddatz, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2023
The Martin County Sheriff's Office posted on social media about the rescue operation, saying that high winds and choppy waves caused a 15-foot skiff to begin to sink on the Intercoastal Waterway in Martin County, Florida.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 17 Nov. 2023
Most fishing ships do not carry skiffs, which are small boats with outboard motors that enable crew transfers by traversing the water between bigger vessels.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
In many instances, the Chinese ships got spooked, pulling up their gear and fleeing the scene, and the reporters trailed the ships in a smaller and faster skiff to get close enough to throw onto their aft decks a plastic bottle weighed down with rice.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
The next day, passengers can visit Columbia Hills State Park and Rowena Plateau on foot or by skiff boat while enjoying river dips, farm-to-fork delights, and a wine tour and tasting.
—Stacey Zable, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2023
Ayana Archie, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
The welcome wagon is soon joined by two men in a patrol skiff who interrogate Mike before radioing ahead to the lodge.
—Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2024
But Maryland isn't among them and does require that a safety skiff be present when workers are over or near water.
—Jake Offenhartz and Claudia Lauer, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
The Mason shot the drone down while responding to reports the Houthis were attacking the Motor Vessel Ardmore Encounter, using skiffs and then firing the two missile that missed, according to the official, who said this occurred at approximately 8 a.m. local time.
—Martha Raddatz, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2023
The Martin County Sheriff's Office posted on social media about the rescue operation, saying that high winds and choppy waves caused a 15-foot skiff to begin to sink on the Intercoastal Waterway in Martin County, Florida.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 17 Nov. 2023
Most fishing ships do not carry skiffs, which are small boats with outboard motors that enable crew transfers by traversing the water between bigger vessels.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
In many instances, the Chinese ships got spooked, pulling up their gear and fleeing the scene, and the reporters trailed the ships in a smaller and faster skiff to get close enough to throw onto their aft decks a plastic bottle weighed down with rice.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
The next day, passengers can visit Columbia Hills State Park and Rowena Plateau on foot or by skiff boat while enjoying river dips, farm-to-fork delights, and a wine tour and tasting.
—Stacey Zable, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2023
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skiff
noun
: any of various small boats
especially
: a flat-bottomed rowboat
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