Bateau (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural ba·teaux [ba-tohz; French ba-toh]. /bæˈtoʊz; French baˈtoʊ/.
  1. Also batteau .Nautical.
    • a small, flat-bottomed rowboat used on rivers.
    • a half-decked, sloop-rigged boat used for fishing on Chesapeake Bay; skipjack.
    • (in some regions) a scow.
  2. a pontoon of a floating bridge.
noun plural -teaux (-təʊz, French -to)
  1. a light flat-bottomed boat used on rivers in Canada and the northern US
Bateau (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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