flat-bottomed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of flat-bottomed
First recorded in 1575–85
Example Sentences
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Once the zoae became megalopae, they had to be moved to a flat-bottomed tank, then ushered onto land.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025
Rising 75 feet, it utilized flat-bottomed boats and a cable to take passengers up an incline.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024
The flat-bottomed boat carrying local hospitality workers capsized Monday during a tour of an historic underground water tunnel off the Erie Canal in the western New York city of Lockport, killing one person.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2023
The company employed lightermen - workers who used flat-bottomed barges to move goods between ships and quays - and they would pull up to collect their wages from 41 Rotherhithe Street.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2023
We work side by side, using flat-bottomed trowels and occasionally shears to cut the vines and roots that weave through the blanket of dirt.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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