skiffs

Light flat-bottomed boats

Skiffs are small, light boats, typically flat-bottomed and designed for one or a few passengers.

The word is the plural of skiff.

Skiffs may be rowed, sailed, or powered by a small motor, and are common for fishing, short trips, or navigating shallow waters: A few skiffs bobbed at the dock.

watercraft

rowboat

Oar-propelled small vessel

  • dinghySmall auxiliary watercraft
  • puntKick before landing
  • canoeSlender paddled vessel

kayak · dory · coracle · pirogue · sampan · johnboat · tender · wherry · flatboat · oars

fishing

angler

One who casts lines

  • netsMesh devices for catching
  • trollingProvoking reactions online
  • castingShaping through liquid form

bait · tackle · creek · shallows · estuary · catch · rod · reel · crab · lobster

rowing

oars

Bladed poles for boats

glide · propulsion · oarlock · blade · pull · rhythm · current · upstream · downstream · momentum

Categories
Opposites
vessel size and luxury

skiffssuperyachts

Enormous luxury vessels

megayachts · yachts · ocean liners · cruise ships · aircraft carriers

vessel purpose and capability

skiffsocean liners

Large passenger vessels

freighters · warships · submarines · destroyers · aircraft carriers

Family

skiff, skiffle

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G