bateau
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ba·teau
also bat·teau (bă-tō') 
n. Nautical, pl., -teaux, also -teaux (-tōz').
n. Nautical, pl., -teaux, also -teaux (-tōz').
- Canada & New England. A long, light, flatbottom boat with a sharply pointed bow and stern.
- South Atlantic & Gulf States. A small, light, flatbottom rowboat.
[Canadian and Louisiana French, from French, boat, from Old French batel, from Old English bāt.]
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