batteau
Americannoun
plural
batteauxExample Sentences
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The heavy batteau was transported from Queenston to Chippawa, around the Falls, a distance of twelve miles.
From The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816 by Ryerson, Egerton
The expedition was embarked on board a batteau and two periogues.
From Lewis and Clark Meriwether Lewis and William Clark by Lighton, William R. (William Rheem)
Give me half an hour to get into a batteau on the river and then you may tell him all.
From Sons and Fathers by Edwards, Harry Stillwell
He went over to the Island in a batteau.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration
Travellers from Montreal to the west would come by a batteau, or Durham boat, to Kingston.
From The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816 by Ryerson, Egerton
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