| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ba·teau |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b -t  |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also bat·teau |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. ba·teaux (-tz)
Nautical 1. Canada & New England A long, light, flatbottom boat with a sharply pointed bow and stern. 2. South Atlantic & Gulf States A small, light, flatbottom rowboat. | | ETYMOLOGY: | CanadianLouisiana French, from French, boat, from Old French batel, from Old English b t. See bheid- in Appendix I.
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