faltboat

[ fahlt-boht ]
/ ˈfɑltˌboʊt /

noun

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

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Also foldboat.

Origin of faltboat

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

Words nearby faltboat

falsify, falsity, Falstaff, Falstaffian, Falster, faltboat, falter, Falun, Falun Gong, Falwell, falx
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British Dictionary definitions for faltboat

faltboat
/ (ˈfæltˌbəʊt) /

noun

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

Word Origin for faltboat

German Faltboot, from falten to fold 1 + Boot boat
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