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sweepboat

sweepboat noun: a scow that is propelled only by water currents and by sweeps (two massive steering oars in front and back).

Noun

sweepboat (plural sweepboats)

  1. A scow that is propelled only by water currents and by sweeps (two massive steering oars in front and back).

Forms of sweepboat

pluralsweepboats

Origin of sweepboat

From sweep + boat.

Questions about sweepboat

What does sweepboat mean?
Sweepboat means a scow that is propelled only by water currents and by sweeps (two massive steering oars in front and back).
What part of speech is sweepboat?
Sweepboat is a noun.
What is the plural of sweepboat?
The plural of sweepboat is sweepboats.

Words near sweepboat in the dictionary

  1. sweepable
  2. sweepage
  3. sweepages
  4. sweepback
  5. sweepbacks
  6. sweepboat
  7. sweepboats
  8. sweepdom
  9. sweeped
  10. sweeper
  11. sweeper-keeper

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