Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flatboat

/flˈætbˌoʊt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: flat-boat
IPA: /flˈætbˌoʊt/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A boxy, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying livestock, freight, and people on rivers.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *flataz Old Norse flatrbor. Middle English flat English flat Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰóydos Proto-Germanic *baitaz Proto-West Germanic *bait Old English bāt Middle English bot English boat English flatboat From flat + boat.

Inflected Forms

flatboats (plural)

Derived Forms

flatboater flatboatman

Frequently Paired Words

barge

Synonyms

barge hoy lighter

Questions

How do you pronounce flatboat?: The recorded pronunciation is /flˈætbˌoʊt/.
What does flatboat mean?: A boxy, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying livestock, freight, and people on rivers.
Where does flatboat come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *flataz Old Norse flatrbor. Middle English flat English flat Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰóydos Proto-Germanic *baitaz Proto-West Germanic *bait Old English bāt Middle English bot English boat English flatboat From flat + boat.

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