haulabout

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noun

A barge-like vessel with steel hull, large hatchways, and coal transporters, for coaling war vessels from its own hold or from other colliers.

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Meanings

nounhaulabout (plural haulabouts)

plural haulabouts

  1. historicalA barge-like vessel with steel hull, large hatchways, and coal transporters, for coaling war vessels from its own hold or from other colliers.

Origin

From haul + about.

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APA

haulabout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haulabout

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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