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Rowing vs Yachting - What's the difference?

rowing | yachting |

As verbs the difference between rowing and yachting

is that rowing is present participle of lang=en while yachting is present participle of yacht.

As nouns the difference between rowing and yachting

is that rowing is the action of the verb to row while yachting is a physical activity involving boats, be it racing sailing boats, cruising to distant shores, or day-sailing along a coast.

rowing

English

Verb

(head)
    • (Sport rowing)

    Noun

  • The action of the verb to row .
  • The action of propelling a boat with oars.
  • The rowing of boats as a competitive sport.
  • The act of having a row, or argument.
  • * 1891 , The Guernsey Magazine
    • She and Ricketts — that's his father — just disgraced the neighbourhood with their rowings and their sprees

    Synonyms

    * sculling

    yachting

    English

    (wikipedia yachting)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A physical activity involving boats, be it racing sailing boats, cruising to distant shores, or day-sailing along a coast.

    • Usage notes

    * Also used attributively as an adjective in phrases such as "yachting circles", or "a good yachting area", and so on.

    Derived terms

    * ice yachting