单词	bateau
释义	bateau /ˈbatəʊ / noun (plural bateaux /ˈbatəʊz/) A light flat-bottomed riverboat used in Canada.In addition to revealing the lives of black schooner and lightermen, Cecelski discusses canal building, bateaux boating, rafting, levee work, and various kinds of fishing.... Cajun boaters invented a flatboat called the bateau, to pass through shallow swamps. As night fell, the wind began to howl and snow and sleet battered the bateaux wherein Washington's amphibious force sat, prepared to fight. Origin Early 18th century: French, 'boat'. Rhymes chateau, gateau, gelato, plateau
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