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flatboat

flatboat noun: a boxy, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying livestock, freight, and people on rivers.

Noun

flatboat (plural flatboats)

  1. A boxy, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying livestock, freight, and people on rivers.

Forms of flatboat

pluralflatboats

Origin of flatboat

From flat + boat.

Words formed from flatboat

Questions about flatboat

What does flatboat mean?
Flatboat means a boxy, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying livestock, freight, and people on rivers.
What part of speech is flatboat?
Flatboat is a noun.
What is the plural of flatboat?
The plural of flatboat is flatboats.

Words near flatboat in the dictionary

  1. flatbeds
  2. flatbill
  3. flatbills
  4. flatblock
  5. flatblocks
  6. flatboat
  7. flatboater
  8. flatboaters
  9. flatboatman
  10. flatboatmen
  11. flatboats

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