Sentence examples for skiff by from inspiring English sources
In most cases, the civilians leave port aboard the submarine but are taken off in a skiff by the end of the first day.
"We have witnessed a strong demand for e-readers in recent years and now Sprint is showing its commitment to Skiff by making this new device available on the 3G network and for sale in Sprint retail stores".
Phillips and the crew dodge the skiffs by increasing their speed (the real ship's speed topped out at 18 knots, or about 21 miles per hour) and shifting course to churn up destabilizing waves.
Purse seines can be operated by a single boat, with or without auxiliary skiff, or by two vessels.
Rupert Murdoch's company has acquired Skiff, established by magazine publisher Hearst last year to develop an online store and e-reader for its publications, which delivers "visually appealing layouts" of content to tablets, smartphones, e-readers such as Kindle and netbooks.
A boat's engine throbbed in his ears and looking again at the water he saw his old uncle, Monsieur Abadie from all the way over in Tiger Island going out in his long skiff propelled by a one-cylinder inboard.
Those restrictive policies gave rise to smugglers who would land skiffs loaded by gold and other contraband late at night on beaches in and near Mumbai.
It's in Big Cypress that visitors can take thrill rides on high-speed airboats — skiffs propelled by earsplitting, powerful fans.
We launched two aluminum skiffs, powered by small outboard motors, from Manfred's farm and ran a lively ferry service to what I -- an islander -- came to regard as the mainland.
The episode happened early on Tuesday when the Almezaan, a Panamanian-flagged cargo ship heading for Mogadishu, Somalia, came under attack from pirates using high-speed skiffs controlled by a mother ship, the British-based naval force said in a statement on its Web site.
Park rangers board the ship throughout the stay, guiding tours including rain-forest hikes on land, visits to remote coves via inflatable skiff and excursions by kayak.
