rowboat

noun/ˈrəʊbəʊt/CEFR B1

বৈঠা-চালিত ছোট নৌকা

Meaning

A small boat moved by oars — the American word for a rowing boat.

Example sentences

  • They crossed in a wooden rowboat.কাঠের একটি বৈঠা-নৌকায় তারা পার হলো।
  • The rowboat leaked slightly.নৌকাটিতে সামান্য পানি উঠছিল।

Common phrases with “rowboat”

  • a small rowboatছোট বৈঠা-নৌকা
  • row a rowboatনৌকা বাওয়া
  • tie up the rowboatনৌকা বেঁধে রাখা

A common mistake

He paddled the rowboat with two oars.→He rowed the rowboat with two oars.

Oars are rowed and the rower faces backwards; paddles are held free and the paddler faces forward. Britain writes rowing boat as two words, and a dinghy is any small boat, rowed or sailed.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: dinghy, rowing boat

Similar words, and what each means

  • dinghy

    ছোট নৌকা, ডিঙি

    A small open boat, often carried by a larger ship.

  • rowing boat

    বৈঠা-চালিত নৌকা

    A small boat moved with oars — the British form of rowboat.

  • rowing boat

    বৈঠা-চালিত নৌকা

    A small boat moved with oars — the British form of rowboat.

Check yourself

  1. “rowboat” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • একক, অধ্যায়
    • • সুখ, আনন্দ
    • • আরোহী, পর্বতারোহী; লতানো গাছ
    • • বৈঠা-চালিত ছোট নৌকা
    Show the answer

    বৈঠা-চালিত ছোট নৌকা — rowboat (noun) — বৈঠা-চালিত ছোট নৌকা. A small boat moved by oars — the American word for a rowing boat.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “rowboat”?

    • • girder
    • • ache
    • • relish
    • • dinghy
    Show the answer

    dinghy — dinghy — ছোট নৌকা, ডিঙি. A small open boat, often carried by a larger ship.

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