shallow draft
/ˈʃæloʊ ˈdræft/
adjective
- (of a boat or ship) Designed to float in shallow water because it does not need much depth below the waterline.
- The fishing village used shallow-draft vessels to navigate the sandbars near the shore.
- Shallow-draft barges carried supplies up the shallow tributaries during the flood season.
- A shallow-draft boat is perfect for exploring narrow rivers and coastal marshes.
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