A boat belonging to a ship of war, shorter and in proportion broader than the barge or pinnace, fitted for rowing and sailing, and used for carrying light stores, passengers, etc.
After rowing some time, they gained such an offing as they required, where the water here was about eight or ten fathom deep, and there lay upon their oars.
The ferryman said he would prove to him that the diver was doing no harm, and rowing him out to where the bird was diving at its usual feeding-ground they watched, and presently saw it come up with a small green crab in its beak.
Eve turned the canoe down the lake, rowing eastward.
Sometimes they went inland up the river, rowing slowly against the current; sometimes, when it was calm, they went out to sea.
It was as if he were rowing away from a coast where red clouds hung in the sky and dream-visions filled the air--rowing farther and farther away, towards something quite new.
Half an hour later, having seen the young girl safely ashore at her father's place, Merle and Peer were alone, rowing back through the still night over the waters of the lake, golden in the light and dark blue in the shadows.
Martin was rowing at the bow, his eyes fixed on Peer, who sat in the stern in command with his eyes dancing, full of great things to be done.
And when they had been rowing for two days and two nights, they saw a man coming towards them in a chariot, over the sea.
They did that, and he himself and a thousand of his men went into the ship; and they were nine days between sailing and rowing till they came to harbour in the north of Alban.
And Bran went on rowing round about the island; and whenever they went past his own man, his comrades would speak to him, but he would not answer them, but would only stare and wonder at them.
An army will come over the clear sea, rowing to the stone that is in sight, that a hundred sounds of music come from.
They went on rowing through twenty days and twenty nights, and at the end of that time they got sight of a high land, having a smooth coast.
But after a while he saw a boat coming, and a man in the boat rowing it, and he went down and got into the boat, and brought the greyhound with him.
I guess Jerry wouldn't take too many chances, even if Bluff wanted to keeprowing on.
But his son's attempt at rowing failed to please his exacting father, especially when the blades threw up showers of spray under the vigorous yet inexperienced efforts of the young man.
Only a bit of sail-cloth," said one, as they paused in their rowingto concentrate all their attention upon the object.
Tiny seemed brimful of joy that night; and when she was seated in the boat, and they were rowing over the placid water, she so far forgot her fears as to begin singing.
The breeze had gone down, which made rowing easier, but the pull of the tide more than offset this advantage.
Outside, on the beach, was my flat-bottomed skiff, which I used for rowing about the bay, her oars under the thwarts.
They had an exciting journey, rowing between the ice-floes in the bay, carrying their boat over one ice fragment and then another, launching it each time into a sea of dangers.
The ice which they had to do with now would not have borne their weight; nor was there much clear space forrowing between the fragments.
The type of craft most in favour in the Deal and Folkestone districts were galleys, rowing ten or twelve oars and very fast, which could easily make the cross Channel passage in three or four hours in favourable weather.
And then the coming on of the merciful fog, the dark night off Looe, the lowering of the boats, loading of the tubs, the cautious rowing ashore towards the signal lights of those who waited anxiously to assist at the run.
He shouted to his companions, but could not tell whether they heard and understood him, for after that he was conscious only of rowing savagely until another sea broke into the boat and she struck.
Some young and brave French officers are said to have offered themselves as the crew of a rowing boat to carry Napoleon safely through the blockading fleet.
On the instant, the King had leaped into a boat, and, rowing into the lake, had got the sword and brought it back to land.
Dolly saw it rowing toward her, and held on bravely.
Cuthbert stood watching the corsairs, which were now rowing toward them at all speed.
Orders had been given that no sound or whisper was to be heard on board the boat; and after rowing as far as they could the boatmen said they were in the direction of the ship.
And we embarked and sat upon the benches; and the great stream of Ocean bare us onward, rowing at the first, and afterwards hoisting the sails.
But of Scylla I said nothing, fearing lest they should lose heart, and cease rowing altogether.
A man has been rowing up and down the shore for an hour.
It hung off about a quarter of a mile and its single occupant had ceased rowing and shipped his oars as though waiting.
As we passed the village pier I saw the Stiletto lying at the edge of the inlet that made a miniature harbor for the village, and, rowing swiftly toward it, his oars flashing brightly, was the Italian, still plainly in sight.
It was not difficult for Dan to get a short leave of absence, and the two went directly to the creek where their acquaintance, who proposed to make himself the central figure of the fair, was rowing around in a jaunty looking craft.
When Teddy told him, the expert in rowing looked decidedly envious.
Sam had evidently been expecting his friends, for he espied them before they reached the shore, and, rowing to the bank, insisted they should take a sail.
Keep rowing around in the boat as if you were at work, and there'll be no chance for suspicion.
Then, instead of rowing around the creek as Dan had suggested, Sam pulled out into the middle of the stream, looking wondrous wise and determined as he awaited the coming of those whose secret he had partially discovered.
Presently, however, Lieutenant Brown came rowing back and asked by what title Washington chose to be addressed.
A boat, in which there were a few young girls, came rowing up.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "rowing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
