单词	flatboats
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 flatboats noun plural of flatboat as in canoes Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance canoes pirogues bateaux skiffs rafts rowboats scows pontoons paddleboats shallops batteaux dories kayaks pinnaces sampans coracles dhows wherries surfboats dinghies schooners watercrafts vessels outriggers catamarans sailboats johnboats prams dugouts currachs ketches umiaks sculls yachts riverboats catboats punts curraghs gigs crafts motorboats piraguas shells rowing boats dinks garveys longboats cruisers barges outboards powerboats houseboats caïques keelboats towboats bumboats yawls inboards lifeboats cutters tugboats keels ferryboats bottoms auxiliaries tender hoys lighters narrow boats jolly boats ferries tugs gondolas water taxis launches taxis taxies
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