keelboat
/ˈkiːlˌboʊt/
noun
- A long, narrow boat with a keel, designed for carrying cargo on rivers and canals.
- The settlers used a keelboat to transport supplies up the Missouri River.
- Keelboats were essential for trade before the invention of steamboats.
- The museum displayed a replica of a 19th-century keelboat.
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