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johnboat

johnboat noun: a flat-bottomed boat with a very shallow draft, whose bow and stern are both squared off.

johnboat: a flat-bottomed boat with a very shallow draft, whose bow and stern are both squared off
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Noun

johnboat (plural johnboats)

  1. a flat-bottomed boat with a very shallow draft, whose bow and stern are both squared off
    • Eddie liked to take his johnboat into the shallow, reedy, sandbars that the out-of-town fishermen, with their big, expensive, fiberglass bassboats, couldn't reach.

Forms of johnboat

pluraljohnboats
alternative formjon boat

Words formed from johnboat

Questions about johnboat

What does johnboat mean?
Johnboat means a flat-bottomed boat with a very shallow draft, whose bow and stern are both squared off.
What part of speech is johnboat?
Johnboat is a noun.
What is the plural of johnboat?
The plural of johnboat is johnboats.

Words near johnboat in the dictionary

  1. john50
  2. Johna
  3. Johnathan
  4. Johnathon
  5. johnbaumite
  6. johnboat
  7. johnboater
  8. johnboaters
  9. johnboats
  10. Johncock
  11. Johndave

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