单词	flatboat
释义	flatboat noun flat·​boat ˈflat-ˌbōt  : a boat with a flat bottom and square ends used for transportation of bulky freight especially in shallow waters Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web An adventure historian builds a 19th-century flatboat and sails it down the Mississippi River. Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 Journalist-adventurer Rinker Buck drew on perseverance and courage to safely pilot a flatboat down the Mississippi River – making connections with people and America’s past. Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2022 Travel writer Rinker Buck built a flatboat and traveled from Pittsburgh to New Orleans on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Monitor Reviewers, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Aug. 2022 An adventure historian builds a 19th-century flatboat and sails it down the Mississippi River. Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 The wooden flatboat uses the simplest of technology (and whatever parts are handy) to turn a river into a highway. Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 29 July 2022 There’s plenty of Gulf of Mexico beach camping on the park’s west coast, and much of the park is only accessible by canoe, kayak, or flatboat, so backcountry campers will be rewarded with solitude like few other places left in the U.S. Outside Online, 13 May 2019 The German immigrants arrived in Kentucky on a flatboat in 1794, according to various bourbon history sites, and trace their distilling ancestry to a farm in Bardstown and in Louisville. Grace Schneider, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2020 Then there was Rufus Putnam, the Revolutionary general who actually led the Ohio Company in its difficult journey to Pittsburgh and down the Ohio on flatboats. Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 1 July 2019 See More Word History First Known Use 1653, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition flatboat noun flat·​boat ˈflat-ˌbōt  : a large boat with a flat bottom and square ends flatboat noun as in canoe Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance canoe pirogue skiff rowboat paddleboat johnboat pontoon raft kayak bateau shallop surfboat dinghy sampan pinnace watercraft dhow scow wherry schooner coracle catboat piragua dory sailboat outrigger umiak catamaran yacht riverboat vessel curragh pram motorboat dugout garvey currach punt gig outboard scull dink powerboat ketch barge houseboat longboat rowing boat craft shell cruiser keelboat towboat inboard yawl lifeboat bumboat caïque tugboat cutter ferryboat jolly boat auxiliary keel tender ferry narrow boat bottom tug lighter hoy launch gondola taxi water taxi
随便看	knock it out of the park knock off knock off (his stride knock off her pedestal knock off her) stride knock off his pedestal knock on knock on doors knock on the door of knock on the head knock on wood knock one's socks off knock oneself out knock over knock poker knock rummy knock sideways knock silly knock some sense into someone knock some sense into someone's head knock someone down a peg knock someone flying knock someone for six knock someone off (his stride knock someone off her pedestal

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