johnboat
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- noun
- /ˈdʒɒnboʊt/
- US
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bote john
- A great many people in Ekeyville owned their own small boat, a skiff or johnboat.
Examples
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After stowing all our gear, we traveled there in a small johnboat that Tom kept near the camp.
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Harold pulled a johnboat from the willows and rowed us out.
Fiction book (2002) -
I step long and quick into the johnboat, which gives under my weight.
Fiction book (1996) -
At the height of the floods, he reported from a johnboat.
Academic text (1993) -
After stowing all our gear, we traveled there in a small johnboat that Tom kept near the camp.
Fiction book (2002) -
The little johnboat, with its flat bottom and narrow design, was perfectly suited for the shallow salmon stream.
Fiction book (2002) -
The johnboat is a flat-bottomed affair with one set of oar locks and square in the stern.
Blog text (25) -
Luke reacted instinctively and cut the boat hard to the right, but the water that had settled in the bottom of the boat sloshed to that side, and the rear corner of our little johnboat went under the surface.
Fiction book (2002) -
As the Missouri and Mississippi neared their crests during the Great Flood of 1993, Theiling guided a johnboat through the weeds of a fallow field inundated by the flooding Illinois River.
Academic text (1993) -
Friend and co-worker Durand McCoy helped him carry the 12-foot johnboat to the water's edge.
Synonyms
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A small vehicle used on water to carry people, like a rowboat or motorboat
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A boat used for catching fish that often has a space to keep the fish alive
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A boat that is small and used for short trips on lakes or rivers
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A small boat with a flat bottom used on rivers and lakes to carry people or goods
A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed ends used on large lakes for fishing and carrying goods
A flat bottom boat used on shallow lakes
A boat with a level hull for shallow, calm water
A boat used for catching or carrying fish
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Etymology
Johnboat (often spelled jon boat) most likely comes from the common name John, used as a simple label for an 'ordinary' small craft. That's why a johnboat means a plain, flat-bottomed boat made for shallow water and easy fishing.