flat-bottomed

[ flat-bot-uhmd ]

adjective

1. (of boats) having a flat bottom.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flat-bottomed¹

First recorded in 1575–85

Example Sentences

A gaunt, flat-bottomed York boat came suddenly round the bend in mid-stream.

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Colin took the large flat-bottomed net and awaited further instructions.

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Slowly in front of me a great flat-bottomed boat crossed the river with two great white oxen.

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On a very pleasant afternoon that fall, a man came down Crooked Creek in a small flat-bottomed boat.

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Flat-bottomed boats, specially built or purchased for the purpose by the Loyalists, were used in this journey.

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