Definition of scow in English:

scow

noun skaʊskaʊ

North American

1A wide-beamed sailing dinghy.
宽梁小帆板
Example sentencesExamples
- A month later, their wooden scow was found floating right side up at the western end of the Canyon, sans the Hydes.
- When break-up came at the end of May, he floated out the 1500 miles to the Pacific on a scow, and worked his way home stoking coal on a steamship.
- Near the end of a trip down the Nahanni River in the Northwest Territories 30 years ago, my former wife and I encountered a lone man in a scow.
1. 1.1 A flat-bottomed boat used for transporting cargo to and from ships in harbour.
  〈主美〉平底驳船
  Example sentencesExamples
  Many small wharves were built for the scows which collected the products of the mills.
  Waterways, travelled by steamer and scow, were far more available for transport in this area of the province than in the south.
  It is not known how many scows, barges, and other vessels were involved in transporting brownstone.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Dutch schouw 'ferry boat'.

Rhymes

allow, avow, Bilbao, Bissau, bough, bow, bow-wow, brow, cacao, chow, ciao, cow, dhow, Dow, endow, Foochow, Frau, Hangzhou, Hough, how, Howe, kowtow, Lao, Liao, Macao, Macau, miaow, Mindanao, mow, now, ow, Palau, plough (US plow), pow, prow, row, Slough, sough, sow, Tao, thou, vow, wow, Yangshao

Definition of scow in US English:

scow

nounskaʊskou

North American

1A wide-beamed sailing dinghy.
宽梁小帆板
Example sentencesExamples
- A month later, their wooden scow was found floating right side up at the western end of the Canyon, sans the Hydes.
- When break-up came at the end of May, he floated out the 1500 miles to the Pacific on a scow, and worked his way home stoking coal on a steamship.
- Near the end of a trip down the Nahanni River in the Northwest Territories 30 years ago, my former wife and I encountered a lone man in a scow.
1. 1.1 A flat-bottomed boat with sloping ends used as a lighter and in dredging and other harbor services.
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is not known how many scows, barges, and other vessels were involved in transporting brownstone.
  Many small wharves were built for the scows which collected the products of the mills.
  Waterways, travelled by steamer and scow, were far more available for transport in this area of the province than in the south.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Dutch schouw ‘ferry boat’.

词汇	scow
释义	Definition of scow in English: scow noun skaʊskaʊ North American 1A wide-beamed sailing dinghy. 宽梁小帆板 Example sentencesExamples A month later, their wooden scow was found floating right side up at the western end of the Canyon, sans the Hydes. When break-up came at the end of May, he floated out the 1500 miles to the Pacific on a scow, and worked his way home stoking coal on a steamship. Near the end of a trip down the Nahanni River in the Northwest Territories 30 years ago, my former wife and I encountered a lone man in a scow. 1.1 A flat-bottomed boat used for transporting cargo to and from ships in harbour. 〈主美〉平底驳船 Example sentencesExamples Many small wharves were built for the scows which collected the products of the mills. Waterways, travelled by steamer and scow, were far more available for transport in this area of the province than in the south. It is not known how many scows, barges, and other vessels were involved in transporting brownstone. Origin Mid 17th century: from Dutch schouw 'ferry boat'. Rhymes allow, avow, Bilbao, Bissau, bough, bow, bow-wow, brow, cacao, chow, ciao, cow, dhow, Dow, endow, Foochow, Frau, Hangzhou, Hough, how, Howe, kowtow, Lao, Liao, Macao, Macau, miaow, Mindanao, mow, now, ow, Palau, plough (US plow), pow, prow, row, Slough, sough, sow, Tao, thou, vow, wow, Yangshao Definition of scow in US English: scow nounskaʊskou North American 1A wide-beamed sailing dinghy. 宽梁小帆板 Example sentencesExamples A month later, their wooden scow was found floating right side up at the western end of the Canyon, sans the Hydes. When break-up came at the end of May, he floated out the 1500 miles to the Pacific on a scow, and worked his way home stoking coal on a steamship. Near the end of a trip down the Nahanni River in the Northwest Territories 30 years ago, my former wife and I encountered a lone man in a scow. 1.1 A flat-bottomed boat with sloping ends used as a lighter and in dredging and other harbor services. Example sentencesExamples It is not known how many scows, barges, and other vessels were involved in transporting brownstone. Many small wharves were built for the scows which collected the products of the mills. Waterways, travelled by steamer and scow, were far more available for transport in this area of the province than in the south. Origin Mid 17th century: from Dutch schouw ‘ferry boat’.
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