FLATBOAT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)

Synonyms:

barge; flatboat; hoy; lighter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("flatboat" is a kind of...):

boat (a small vessel for travel on water)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flatboat"):

dredger (a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging)

houseboat (a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling)

pontoon ((nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge)

scow (a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold)

Norfolk wherry; wherry (sailing barge used especially in East Anglia)