[fahlt-boht] 
| a small boat having a collapsible wooden frame covered with waterproof cloth or plastic. |
| falt·boat (fält'bōt', fôlt'-) n. See foldboat. [Partial translation of German Faltboot, folding boat : falten, to fold (from Middle High German valten, from Old High German faldan; see pel-2 in Indo-European roots) + Boot, boat.] |
| fold·boat (fōld'bōt') n. A small boat resembling a kayak, consisting of rubberized canvas stretched over a collapsible frame. Also called faltboat. [Translation of German Faltboot.] |
