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ba·teau also bat·teau  (b-t)
n. pl. ba·teaux also bat·teaux (-tz) Nautical
1. Canada & New England A long, light, flatbottom boat with a sharply pointed bow and stern.
2. South Atlantic & Gulf States A small, light, flatbottom rowboat.
[Canadian and Louisiana French, from French, boat, from Old French batel, from Old English bt; see bheid- in Indo-European roots.]
bateau [bæˈtəʊ (French) bato]
n pl -teaux [-təʊz (French) -to]
(Transport / Nautical Terms) a light flat-bottomed boat used on rivers in Canada and the northern US
[from French: boat, from Old French batel, from Old English bāt; see boat]


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