faltboat

[ fahlt-boht ]

noun

a small boat having a collapsible wooden frame covered with waterproof cloth or plastic.

Origin of faltboat

First recorded in 1925–30, faltboat is from the German word Faltboot folding boat. See fold¹, boat

Also foldboat.

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British Dictionary definitions for faltboat

faltboat

/ (ˈfæltˌbəʊt) /

noun

a collapsible boat made of waterproof material stretched over a light framework

Origin of faltboat

German Faltboot, from falten to fold 1 + Boot boat

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