Synonyms for scow

Grammar : Noun

Spell : skou

Phonetic Transcription : skaʊ

Top 10 synonyms for scow

Other synonyms for the word scow

Définition of scow

Origin : "large flat-bottomed boat," 1780, from Dutch schouw "a ferry boat, punt," from Middle Dutch scouwe, related to Old English scaldan, Old Saxon scaldan "to push (a boat) from shore."

As in barge : noun large work boat
As in boat : noun vehicle for water travel
As in tub : noun container

Example sentences :

We took the rapids broadside on, but the scow was light and very strong.
Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service

All at once I saw directly in front a scow struggling to make the shore.
Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service

I saw the man jump out with a rope and try to snub the scow to a tree.
Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service

The long painter of the scow had been extended over, and fastened to, the three boats.
Extract from : « Breaking Away » by Oliver Optic

There will be time enough then to load the scow, and reach the island by daylight.
Extract from : « Breaking Away » by Oliver Optic

The Splash filled away, and we landed at the point where the scow lay.
Extract from : « Breaking Away » by Oliver Optic

The line came up to me easily, cast off from the scow at the other end.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various

I dropped in at the scow the second day after the packet brought me home.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various

The mass concrete was mixed and placed by the scow plant, shown by Fig. 84.
Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette

Below the water the form was that of a scow, the bottom being flat.
Extract from : « The Gulf and Inland Waters » by A. T. Mahan

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