flatboat
flatboat · flatboats
A boxy, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying livestock, freight, and people on riversA boxy, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying livestock, freight, and people on rivers.
US/flˈætbˌoʊt/
» The flatboat carrying the two silent men went on gliding atop the dark waters as the moonlit night slowly wore on.
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1 sensesA boxy, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying livestock, freight, and people on rivers.
More definitions
- a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
Examples
1 sentencesThe flatboat carrying the two silent men went on gliding atop the dark waters as the moonlit night slowly wore on.
Forms
plural: flatboatsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsRelatedbarge
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.