flatboat

noun

Definition of flatboatnext
as in canoe

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Recent Examples of flatboat The early whiskey makers in Kentucky were the first to barrel and ship their whiskey on flatboats down to New Orleans. — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024 An adventure historian builds a 19th-century flatboat and sails it down the Mississippi River. — Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 Travel writer Rinker Buck built a flatboat and traveled from Pittsburgh to New Orleans on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. — Monitor Reviewers, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2022 On Christmas Eve 1788, settlers hopped into flatboats at Limestone (Maysville, Kentucky) and traveled for four days down the icy Ohio River to establish Losantiville, later called Cincinnati. — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for flatboat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatboat
  1. canoe
  2. pirogue
  3. skiff
  4. rowboat
  5. raft
  6. pontoon
  7. kayak
  8. paddleboat
Noun
  • Māori mythology locates Karikari as the location where the first canoes landed in New Zealand.
    — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • But Hearn took his whitewater canoe straight into the raging rapids, where officers later swooped in and arrested him.
    — Jasmine Baehr , Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of canoe
Noun
  • Offshore, kite surfers dance across the lagoon while fishermen paddle slender pirogues above shallow coral gardens alive with neon wrasse and ghostly butterflyfish.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Colorful traditional wooden outrigger canoes called pirogues line the beach where men spend hours mending their nets.
    — Sira Thierij, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of pirogue
Noun
  • Flores and Álvarez, on one of the skiffs, were floating approximately fifteen nautical miles east of the Fiorella.
    — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • The three male crabs are hauled into our polar skiff; the last goes back into the sea to produce the next generation.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2026
Definition of skiff
Noun
  • On Friday, June 19, authorities said in a release that the Royal New Zealand Air Force's (RNZAF) P-8A Poseidon crew found the man in his 13-foot aluminum rowboat that morning.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
  • Even a rowboat can become garden gold with a little imagination.
    — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 6 May 2026
Definition of rowboat
Noun
  • Despite a raft of Western sanctions, Moscow remains among the world's top exporters of oil and natural gas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026
  • Despite a raft of Western sanctions, Moscow remains among the world’s top exporters of oil and natural gas.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
Definition of raft
Noun
  • While some soon-to-be-retirees are called to the beach or the mountains, others are drawn to lake living and all its perks, like watching sunsets on the dock, grilling outside, and taking the pontoon boat out for daily cruises.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026
  • Captain An Electric Boat Around Morro Bay Estero Adventures rents quiet electric pontoon boats that visitors operate themselves.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of pontoon
Noun
  • Assateague's spectacular national seashore is best explored by kayak.
    — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
  • On the Water Rent a kayak, canoe, or stand-up paddleboard from Crystal River Outfitters and explore Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore via the meandering Crystal River.
    — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 24 June 2026
Definition of kayak
Noun
  • One of the nation’s largest urban parks, this 1,300-acre expanse has golf, paddleboats, a live oak estimated to be 800 years old, a botanical garden, and the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA).
    — Jenny Adams, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026
  • The fee covers swan paddleboat rentals, nightly movies and s'mores on the beach, fitness classes, and in-room Wi-Fi, among other inclusions.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
Definition of paddleboat

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“Flatboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatboat. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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