Synonyms for scow
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : skou |
| Phonetic Transcription : skaÊŠ |
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
- 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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