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🍳 Level base 🚤 A shallow boat 🧴 A steady vessel
flat-bottom

flat-bottom

4.1
A boat with a level hull for shallow, calm water
  • noun
translation icon : barco de fondo plano
  • When he was ten, his grandfather gave him a small, light version of a Grand Banks dory, a slabsided boat with a narrow, flat bottom.
  • a flat-bottom boat
  • a flat-bottom skiff

Examples

  • Joey was in a different boat than I. As we were crossing, artillery hit his flat bottom boat and

  • Paul sold his aluminum fishing boat and upgraded to one with a flat bottom so Hannah can still fish.

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  • It's finished with stitched Alcantara, the flat bottom and ultra tight shift paddles.

  • We went fishing in a sturdy flat-bottom boat that glided easily across the calm lake.

  • The flat-bottom skiff was perfect for navigating the shallow waters of the river.

  • On warm afternoons, many people enjoy using their flat-bottom boats to explore the tranquil bay.

Synonyms

barge
vsflat-bottom
57 3.9

A large flat boat that carries heavy goods on rivers or canals

is the general shallow-water flat hull type not necessarily large cargo
junk
vsflat-bottom
36 8.8

A flat-bottomed Chinese sailing boat with a tall back and large sails

is the general flat hull type not defined by cultural design
airboat
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4 4.6

A flat-bottomed boat with a big fan that moves over shallow water and marshes

is the same shallow-water form but without specialised propulsion
dory
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2 7.9

A small flat-bottomed boat with high sides you row

is the general flat hull type not limited to rowing design
hoy
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  • Archaic
1 9.9

A flat-bottomed boat used to carry heavy loads on canals

is the broader flat hull class not focused on cargo use
johnboat
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  • US
1 7.6

A small flat-bottom boat that people use in shallow water for fishing

is the broader category for any shallow-water flat hull craft
flatboat
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  • Archaic
1 8.1

A long boat with a flat bottom and square ends used to carry heavy loads on rivers

is the flat hull idea not restricted to long cargo transport
bateau
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1 9.4

A small boat with a flat bottom used on rivers and lakes to carry people or goods

is the general flat hull form not limited to small leisure craft
lighter
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  • Specialized
1 9.1

A flat-bottomed boat used to carry heavy goods on rivers and near ports

is the flat hull concept not specialised for ship-to-ship transfer
mackinaw
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  • US
9.9

A flat bottom boat used on shallow lakes

is the general form not tied to a specific region

How Shallow

flat-bottom
4.1
keelboat
  • Archaic
1 9.6
motorboat
12 2.7
sailboat
48 1.1

Surface Forms

flat-bottom singular
flat-bottoms plural

Morphology

flat-bottom = flat + bottom (transparent) = flat + bottom

The noun denotes a boat characterized by a flat bottom; the meaning is a straightforward compound interpretation.

Etymology

Flat-bottom boat gets its name from flat 'level' and bottom 'base'. Its flat base lets the boat move in shallow water and stay steady, which is why people use these boats in rivers and marshes.