flatboat

flat·boat

F0170100 (flăt′bōt′)n. A boat with a flat bottom and square ends used for transporting freight on inland waterways.

flatboat

(ˈflætˌbəʊt) n (Nautical Terms) any boat with a flat bottom, usually for transporting goods on a canal or river

flat•boat

(ˈflætˌboʊt)

n. a large flat-bottomed boat for use in shallow water, esp. on rivers. [1650–60]

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Noun

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flatboat - a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)barge, hoy, lighterboat - a small vessel for travel on waterdredger - a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredginghouseboat - a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwellingpontoon - (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridgescow - a barge carrying bulk materials in an open holdNorfolk wherry, wherry - sailing barge used especially in East Anglia

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barge