keelboat
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noun
a roughly built, shallow freight boat, having a keel to permit sailing into the wind.
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keelboat (ˈkiːlˌbəʊt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| a river boat with a shallow draught and a keel, used for freight and moved by towing, punting, or rowing | |
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Keelboat
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example sentences
Those who visit all nine of these sites will receive a keelboat pin.
It was from this camp that the explorers also sent the keelboat and several expedition members back down the river.
The park also has life size keelboat and pirogue replicas.
Reverse: an angled, side-view of the keelboat with full sail.
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