Advertisement

Advertisement

Mackinaw boat

noun

  1. a flat-bottomed boat with sharp prow and square stern, propelled by oars and sometimes sails, formerly widely used on the upper Great Lakes.


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mackinaw boat1

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Discover More

Example Sentences

But Ramsay centered his gaze on the fifth man in the Mackinaw boat.

Ramsay was certain now that the thing he saw was an anchored Mackinaw boat.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


Mackinaw blanketMackinaw coat