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scow (skou)

A large flatbottom boat with square ends, used chiefly for transporting freight.

[Dutch schouw, from Middle Dutch scouwe.]

scow [skaʊ]

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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Noun	1.	scow - 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] N → gabarra f

scow

n (Naut) → Prahm m

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