batteau
[ ba-toh; French ba-toh ]
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How to use batteau in a sentence
At Jaques Cartier they had but one batteau to cross the army over with, and were fired upon during the whole time by two frigates.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellAs the batteau ran up on the beach below Redmon, Natty did not ask them to the house, but no one was surprised at that.
A Changed Heart | May Agnes FlemingShe had rowed herself to town in her batteau, but the sail back was inconceivably pleasanter.
A Changed Heart | May Agnes FlemingFootnote 23: A batteau is a kind of scow or flat-boat, used on shallow streams like the Hudson above Waterford.
The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775 | Abraham TomlinsonGive me half an hour to get into a batteau on the river and then you may tell him all.
Sons and Fathers | Harry Stillwell Edwards
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