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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ba•teau (ba tō′; Fr. ba tō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -teaux (-tōz′; Fr. -tō′).USA pronunciation - Dialect Terms, Naval TermsAlso, batteau. [Naut.]
- , Nautical, British Terms, Dialect Terms[Chiefly Canadian and Southern U.S.]a small, flat-bottomed rowboat used on rivers.
- Nauticala half-decked, sloop-rigged boat used for fishing on Chesapeake Bay;
skipjack. - Nautical(in some regions) a scow.
- Civil Engineering, Naval Termsa pontoon of a floating bridge.
- Latin -ellus; see -elle
- Old English bāt boat) + -el diminutive suffix
- French; Old French batel, equivalent. to bat (
- 1705–15, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bateau /bæˈtəʊ; French: bato/ n ( pl -teaux / -təʊz French: -to/)- a light flat-bottomed boat used on rivers in Canada and the northern US
Etymology: 18th Century: from French: boat, from Old French batel, from Old English bāt; see boat |