flatboat
Example Sentences
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Hundreds of thousands of bales of cotton arrived on flatboats—until the railroad took over—from the vast plantations up river to the north.
In the 1800s, a young seamstress is abandoned and taken in by a traveling theater company based on a flatboat.
From New York Times
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says its agents have recovered an overturned 12-foot flatboat with a trolling motor, plus an ice chest and other items.
From Washington Times
The interior of this resort is a knock-off Disney World, with tropical gardens and man-made rivers you can cruise down on flatboats.
From The Verge
The 54-foot-long flatboat named Sweet Breeze made its maiden voyage on Tuesday.
From Washington Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
