flatbottomed

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A form of flat-bottomed — Having a flat bottom.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

adjectiveflatbottomed (comparative more flatbottomed, superlative most flatbottomed)

comparative more flatbottomed · superlative most flatbottomed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of flat-bottomed.

    Put a tablespoon of these in a flatbottomed glass and add about one ounce (3 cl) of white rum.

    1991 January 13, Gerardo Leute, “Re: Brazilian wines.”, in rec.food.drink (Usenet)
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    Among the hills are basin-like valleys, round, or irregular in form, and without outlet, which are sometimes dry but generally hold swamps or small lakes, which have frequently been filled in with material washed from the hills so as to become flatbottomed.

    1883, John Macoun, Manitoba and the Great North-West, Thomas C. Jack, pages 60–61

    The great width of the rivers allowed the development of flatbottomed boats capable of carrying hundreds of tons of cargo.

    1973, Richard G. Wilkinson, Poverty and Progress, Methuen & Co Ltd,, →ISBN, page 159

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving a flat bottom

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“flatbottomed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatbottomed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flatbottomed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatbottomed.

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