flatboat

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noun

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

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bargehoylighter
OriginEnglish boat ← Middle English bot ← Old English bāt →
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Meanings

nounflatboat (plural flatboats)

plural flatboats

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)

Similar
bargehoylighter
Broader
boat
Also see
bargebroadhornhoylighter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*flataz
  2. Old Norseflatr
  3. Middle Englishflat
  4. Englishflat
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰóydos
  7. Proto-Germanic*baitaz
  8. Proto-West Germanic*bait
  9. Old Englishbāt
  10. Middle Englishbot
  11. Englishboat
  12. Englishflatboat

From flat + boat.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

flatboat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatboat

MLA

“flatboat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatboat. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flatboat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatboat.

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