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flatboat

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flat·boat  (fltbt)
n.
A boat with a flat bottom and square ends used for transporting freight on inland waterways.
flatboat
Noun
a flat-bottomed boat for transporting goods on a canal
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Noun1.flatboatflatboat - a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
barge, hoy, lighter
boat - a small vessel for travel on water
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
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Huck was sitting on the gunwale of a flatboat, list- lessly dangling his feet in the water and looking very melancholy.
Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context
They reached Skaguay in a snowstorm, went in dog-sledges over the Chilkoot Pass, and shot the Yukon in flatboats.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
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