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| ba·teau [ ba tṓ ] (plural ba·teaux [ ba tṓz, ba tṓ ]) |
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1. flat-bottomed riverboat: a light flat-bottomed riverboat with sharply tapering stern and bow, used in New England and Canada
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2. Southern U.S. small motorboat for fishing: a motorboat used on the Virginia coast of the United States for fishing and catching shellfish
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3. Southern U.S. flat-bottomed rowboat: a small, light, flat-bottomed rowboat, used in the Gulf and South Atlantic states of the United States
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| [Early 18th century. < French, "boat"] |
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