Meanings
comparative more flatbottomed · superlative most flatbottomed
- 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)2 more examples
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 60–61The 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
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