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FLATBOAT

Pronunciation (US):

• FLATBOAT (noun)
The noun FLATBOAT has 1 sense:

1. a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)

Familiarity information: FLATBOAT used as a noun is very rare.

• FLATBOAT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

barge; flatboat; hoy; lighter

Hypernyms ("flatboat" is a kind of...):

boat (a small vessel for travel on water)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flatboat"):

dredger (a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging)

houseboat (a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling)

pontoon ((nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge)

scow (a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold)

Norfolk wherry; wherry (sailing barge used especially in East Anglia)

"If wishes were horses, beggars would ride."
(English proverb)
"Half-carried - a well-built load"
(Breton proverb)
"The monkey in his mother's eye is a gazelle."
(Arabic proverb)
"Next to fire, straw isn't good."
(Corsican proverb)

Useful links:
Definition of Norfolk wherry
Definition of dredger
Definition of pontoon
Pronunciation of wherry
Definition of scow

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