barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter
(noun) a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
flatboat (plural flatboats)
A boxy, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying livestock, freight, and people on rivers.
• faltboat
Source: Wiktionary
Flat"boat`, n.
Definition: A boat with a flat bottom and square ends; -- used for the transportation of bulky freight, especially in shallow waters.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
