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sweepboats

sweepboats is the plural of sweepboat.

Meaning of sweepboat

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).

Origin of sweepboats

sweep + boat

Questions about sweepboats

What is sweepboats the plural of?
Sweepboats is the plural of sweepboat.

Words near sweepboats in the dictionary

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

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