flat-bottomed

[ flat-bot-uhmd ]

/ ˈflætˈbɒt əmd /

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adjective

(of boats) having a flat bottom.

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Origin of flat-bottomed

First recorded in 1575–85

Words nearby flat-bottomed

flat-bed plotter, flat-bed press, flatbed scanner, flatboat, flat bond, flat-bottomed, flat-bottomed rail, flatbread, flat broke, flat bug, flat cap

How to use flat-bottomed in a sentence

A gaunt, flat-bottomed York boat came suddenly round the bend in mid-stream.
Menotah|Ernest G. Henham
Colin took the large flat-bottomed net and awaited further instructions.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries|Francis Rolt-Wheeler
Slowly in front of me a great flat-bottomed boat crossed the river with two great white oxen.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton
On a very pleasant afternoon that fall, a man came down Crooked Creek in a small flat-bottomed boat.
What Might Have Been Expected|Frank R. Stockton

Flat-bottomed boats, specially built or purchased for the purpose by the Loyalists, were used in this journey.
The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book|Various