flatboat
/ˈflætˌboʊt/
noun
- A flat-bottomed boat with square ends, used for transporting goods on rivers and canals, especially in early American history.
- They built a flatboat to transport timber to the market downstream.
- Pioneers used flatboats to carry crops and supplies down the Mississippi River.
- The flatboat floated slowly along the canal, loaded with barrels of flour.
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