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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ba·teau       [ba-toh; Fr. ba-toh] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -teaux       [-tohz; Fr. -toh] Pronunciation Key.
1.Also, batteau. Nautical.
a.Chiefly Canadian and Southern U.S.. a small, flat-bottomed rowboat used on rivers.
b.a half-decked, sloop-rigged boat used for fishing on Chesapeake Bay; skipjack.
c.(in some regions) a scow.
2.a pontoon of a floating bridge.

[Origin: 1705–15, Americanism; < F; OF batel, equiv. to bat (< OE bāt boat) + -el dim. suffix < L -ellus; see -elle]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ba·teau also bat·teau       (bā-tō')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. ba·teaux also bat·teaux (-tōz') Nautical
  1. Canada & New England A long, light, flatbottom boat with a sharply pointed bow and stern.
  2. South Atlantic & Gulf States A small, light, flatbottom rowboat.


[Canadian and Louisiana French, from French, boat, from Old French batel, from Old English bāt; see bheid- in Indo-European roots.]

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Bateau

Ba*teau"\, n.; pl. Bateaux. [F. bateau, LL. batellus, fr. battus, batus, boa, which agrees with AS. b[=a]t boat: cf. W. bad boat. See Boat, n.] A boat; esp. a flat-bottomed, clumsy boat used on the Canadian lakes and rivers. [Written also, but less properly, batteau.]

Bateau bridge, a floating bridge supported by bateaux.

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