flatboat
noun[C]
uk/ˈflæt.bəʊt/us/ˈflæt.boʊt/aboatwith aflatbottomandsquareendsfortransportingthings orpeoplealongrivers:
平底船He had come down the Ohioriverin a flatboat.他乘坐平底船顺俄亥俄河下行。
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- Flatboats wereconstructedtohaulproducedownstream, such aswhiskey,chickens, orcorn.
- A flatboatrequiredacrewof five to 20 men tosteerit andguideit.
- Abraham Lincoln took a flatboat down the Mississippi in 1828.
- Rivertransportbyraftsor flatboats wasconsideredto bedifficult,hazardous, andcostly.
Boats & sailing craft
- amphibious
- buoy
- canoe
- cutter
- dhow
- dragon boat
- dredger
- dugout
- gondola
- inflatable
- kayak
- ketch
- longboat
- pedalo
- punt
- rubber dinghy
- sampan
- sloop
- water taxi
- yacht