: any of various small boats
especially
: a flat-bottomed rowboat
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On his skiff in Florida Bay, surveying a flock of 40 flamingos, Haydocy called the return of the birds a sign that Everglades restoration is working.
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
The three men, all in their 40s, left Easter Sunday on a 20-foot skiff from Polowat to Pikelot (both places are two small Pacific islands that make up the Micronesia archipelago), the Coast Guard said.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
The three men, all in their 40s, left Easter Sunday on a 20-foot skiff from Polowat to Pikelot (both places are two small Pacific islands that make up the Micronesia archipelago), the Coast Guard said.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
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skiff
noun
: any of various small boats
especially
: a flat-bottomed rowboat
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