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haulabout

haulabout noun: a barge-like vessel with steel hull, large hatchways, and coal transporters, for coaling war vessels from its own hold or from other colliers.

Noun

haulabout (plural haulabouts)

  1. (historical) A barge-like vessel with steel hull, large hatchways, and coal transporters, for coaling war vessels from its own hold or from other colliers.

Forms of haulabout

pluralhaulabouts

Origin of haulabout

From haul + about.

Questions about haulabout

What does haulabout mean?
Haulabout means a barge-like vessel with steel hull, large hatchways, and coal transporters, for coaling war vessels from its own hold or from other colliers.
What part of speech is haulabout?
Haulabout is a noun.
What is the plural of haulabout?
The plural of haulabout is haulabouts.

Words near haulabout in the dictionary

  1. haul-out
  2. haul-outs
  3. haul-pack truck
  4. haul-pack trucks
  5. haulable
  6. haulabout
  7. haulabouts
  8. haulage
  9. haulages
  10. haulageway
  11. haulageways

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