flat-bottomed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of flat-bottomed
First recorded in 1575–85
Example Sentences
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Once the zoae became megalopae, they had to be moved to a flat-bottomed tank, then ushered onto land.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2025
Rising 75 feet, it utilized flat-bottomed boats and a cable to take passengers up an incline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2024
The flat-bottomed boat carrying local hospitality workers capsized Monday during a tour of an historic underground water tunnel off the Erie Canal in the western New York city of Lockport, killing one person.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
The company employed lightermen - workers who used flat-bottomed barges to move goods between ships and quays - and they would pull up to collect their wages from 41 Rotherhithe Street.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2023
A half-dozen flat-bottomed boats were being rowed to the docks.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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