Definition
Plural of flatboat; multiple shallow-draft boats designed for transporting cargo and passengers on rivers and inland waterways.
Etymology
Plural form of flatboat, maintaining the same etymological roots combining 'flat' and 'boat' from 18th-century American English.
Kelly Says
Flatboats were so important to American frontier settlement that they shaped trade routes and settlement patterns—many historic cities grew up where flatboats could easily dock and unload goods.
Translations
ARالعربية
مراكب مسطحة
ma-ra-kib mas-tah-ah
BNবাংলা
সমান তল নৌকা
so-man tol nou-ka
CACatalà
barques planes
bar-kes pla-nes
CSČeština
ploché čluny
plo-che ch-lu-ny
DADansk
flade både
fla-de bo-te
DEDeutsch
flache Boote
FLAKH boo-teh
ESEspañol
barcos planos
bar-kos pla-nos
FAفارسی
قایق تخت
qa-yegh ta-kht
FISuomi
tasaiset veneet
ta-sai-set ve-ne-et
FRFrançais
bateaux plats
ba-to-plats
HEעברית
סירות שטוחות
se-reets sh-to-ho-cheth
HIहिन्दी
सपाट नाव
sa-paat naav
HUMagyar
síkfenekű hajók
seek-fe-ne-koo ha-yok
IDBahasa Indonesia
perahu datar
pe-ra-hu da-tar
ITItaliano
barche piane
bar-keh pee-ah-neh
KO한국어
평바닥 배
pyeong-badak bae
MSBahasa Melayu
perahu rata
pe-ra-hu ra-ta
MYမြန်မာ
ပလက်ဖောမ်
pa-let-phawm
NLNederlands
platbodems
pla-to-dems
NONorsk
flate båter
fla-te ba-ter
PLPolski
łódki płaskie
wód-ki pwas-kie
PTPortuguês
barcos planos
bar-kos pla-nos
RORomână
barci pe apă plată
bar-chi pe a-pa pla-ta
RUРусский
плоскодонные лодки
plos-ko-don-nye lod-ki
SVSvenska
plattbåtar
platt-ba-tar
SWKiswahili
mbatatu
m-ba-ta-tu
TAதமிழ்
சம தளம் படகு
sa-ma tha-lam pa-daku
TEతెలుగు
సమతలం నౌక
sa-matalam nau-ka
TRTürkçe
düz tekneler
duz tek-neh-ler
UKУкраїнська
плоскодонні човни
plos-ko-don-ni chov-ni
VITiếng Việt
tàu phẳng
tau phang
ZUZU
amaqhawe
a-ma-qha-we