flatboat
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈflætˌboʊt/
- Archaic
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- Pork and his brother Israel Washington Vanderhoff, six years his junior, first ran a packing operation on a flatboat on the Ohio River.
- flatboat ride
- flatboat toward the shore
Examples
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The flatboat glides along toward the Gulf of Mexico.
Fiction book (2001) -
On the far side, a flatboat moved slowly downstream.
Fiction book (1998) -
On the river beyond, a vendor guiding his empty flatboat home from the market negotiated the uneven current with tired familiarity.
Fiction book (1994) -
One party of some eight hundred Cherokees had left at the first of the month, traveling aboard a small flotilla composed of one steamboat and six flatboats.
Fiction book (1994) -
As Porthos and Aramis arrive, the flatboat is just returning, piloted by its ferryman, a hunched and weather-beaten gnome.
Fiction book (1993) -
The flat-bottomed flatboat was ideal for transporting goods through the shallow river.
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They used a flatboat to carry heavy timber down the canal to the sawmill.
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As the sun set, the flatboat drifted slowly along the river, loaded with cargo.
Synonyms
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3.9
A large flat boat that carries heavy goods on rivers or canals
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2.5
A boat that travels on a river, often used for tours or fun
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9.9
A flat-bottomed boat used to carry heavy loads on canals
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9.1
A flat-bottomed boat used to carry heavy goods on rivers and near ports
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3.2
A long narrow boat that carries people or goods on canals
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2.9
A boat that carries people or goods along a river
A boat with a level hull for shallow, calm water
A long, thin boat that travels on canals and carries people or goods
A long, thin boat used on canals to carry goods
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Etymology
Flatboat comes from the two English words flat ('level') and boat. It names a long boat with a very flat bottom and square ends made to carry heavy loads on rivers and canals, so people used flatboats to move goods downstream.