faltboatn.
/ˈfaltbəʊt/ A folding boat (see folding adj. Compounds).
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > [noun] > collapsible
Berthon1878
faltboat1926
fold boat1938
1926 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 241/1 Crossing the English Channel is one of many adventurous voyages in ‘Falt~boots’.
1936 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 June 525/3 The still growing popularity of the faltboat, besides revolutionizing canoeing itself, has produced a small library of books on the sport.
Derivatives
ˈfaltbooting n.
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society > travel > travel by water > [noun] > boating > in specific type of boat
tow-boating1887
motor-boating1905
powerboating1906
faltbooting1926
speed-boating1928
scootering1957
jet-skiing1976
1926 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 254/1 ‘Faltbooting’..is a fine weather employment.
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