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flat-bottomed

American  
[flat-bot-uhmd] / ˈflætˈbɒt əmd /

adjective

  1. (of boats) having a flat bottom.


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