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flat-bottomed

[ flat-bot-uh md ]

/ ˈflætˈbɒt əmd /

adjective

(of boats) having a flat bottom.

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compact

joined or packed together; closely and firmly united; dense; solid.

ready or inclined to fight.

not participating actively.

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Origin of flat-bottomed

First recorded in 1575–85

Words nearby flat-bottomed

flat white, flat-bed lorry, flat-bed plotter, flat-bed press, flat-bed scanner, flat-bottomed, flat-bottomed rail, flat-coated retriever, flat-earther, flat-felled seam, flat-file

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Example sentences from the Web for flat-bottomed

The flat-bottomed pot still survives, but the round one and the kettle are more damaged than whole.
Through the Heart of Patagonia|H. Hesketh Prichard
I pulled open the gate of the rail, and ran out the landing stage, on which the flat-bottomed skiff sat.
The Lady and the Pirate|Emerson Hough
Set these in a flat-bottomed tin pail and fill with warm water to same level as milk.
Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition|H. L. Russell
He was standing up in a flat-bottomed boat, poling down stream towards them, with the vigor and skill of a young Indian.
Mary Ware in Texas|Annie F. Johnston

A passing lama directs us to a ferry down the river, where we cross by means of a flat-bottomed boat worked by an iron cable.
A Wayfarer in China|Elizabeth Kendall

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