Mackinaw boat

noun

1. a flat-bottomed boat with sharp prow and square stern, propelled by oars and sometimes sails, formerly widely used on the upper Great Lakes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mackinaw boat¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

But Ramsay centered his gaze on the fifth man in the Mackinaw boat.

From Project Gutenberg

Ramsay was certain now that the thing he saw was an anchored Mackinaw boat.

From Project Gutenberg