Definition of "flatboat" [flat•boat]

• A boat with a flat bottom and square ends used for transporting freight on inland waterways. (noun)

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• "I recalled the flatboat captain's warning that Old Thares would smell far worse than the timber fires had."
• "Furthermore, the craft in which the visitor paddled out to the flatboat was the very one, as identified by Jethro, which, in some way, had been recaptured from the ranger."
• "The flatboat is the second of four projects identified as essential to the long-term growth of the Netherland Inn complex."