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flatboat definition

flat·boat (-bōt′)

noun

a boat with a flat bottom, for carrying freight in shallow waters or on rivers

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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