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Flatboat   /flˈætbˌoʊt/   Listen
Flatboat

noun
1.
A flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals).  Synonyms: barge, hoy, lighter.





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"Flatboat" Quotes from Famous Books



... room at Williamsport, Indiana. He was one of the first judges of the Montgomery circuit which formerly embraced both Warren and Benton. Naylor was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, in 1790, and removed to Clark county, Indiana, in 1805. In 1810 he made a journey to New Orleans on a flatboat. While preparing for college the Tippecanoe campaign came on, and he joined Harrison's army at Vincennes. His account of the battle is ...
— The Land of the Miamis • Elmore Barce


Words linked to "Flatboat" :   houseboat, boat, pontoon, wherry, scow, dredger, lighter, hoy, Norfolk wherry


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