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scow  (skou)
n.
A large flatbottom boat with square ends, used chiefly for transporting freight.

[Dutch schouw, from Middle Dutch scouwe.]

scow [skaʊ]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) an unpowered barge used for freight; lighter
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (esp in the midwestern US) a sailing yacht with a flat bottom, designed to plane
[via Dutch schouw from Low German schalde, related to Old Saxon skaldan to push (a boat) into the sea]
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Noun1.scow - any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping endsscow - any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
boat - a small vessel for travel on water
2.scow - a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold
barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter - a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
Translations
scow [skaʊ] Ngabarra f
scow
n (Naut) → Prahm m


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