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Definition of Bateau
1. n. A boat; esp. a flat-bottomed, clumsy boat used on the Canadian lakes and rivers.
Definition of Bateau
1. Noun. A small, flat-bottomed type of boat. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bateau
1. a flat-bottomed boat [n BATEAUX]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bateau
Literary usage of Bateau
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1889)
"Le 7 Novembre 1792 parti de Montréal et les brouillards furent si épais que les
conducteurs perdirent le Chemin. Le bateau échoua sur des Roches ou nous ..."
2. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
"The "bateau" is one of the three paddle- wheel boats that ply between Quebec and
... Each bateau has its own character, its own history, its own aliases. ..."
3. The Library of American Biography by Jared Sparks (1851)
"... Lena in a bateau. — Hospitality of the Inhabitants. — Ends his Voyage at Yakutsk.
LEDYARD stayed in Irkutsk about ten days, and his observations and ..."
4. The Life of John Ledyard, the American Traveller: Comprising Selections from by Jared Sparks (1829)
"Ledyard proceeds down the Lena in a bateau.—Romantic scenery along the margin of
the liver.—Hospitality of the inhabitants.—Ends his voyage at Yakutsk. ..."
5. The Centennial History of Illinois by Illinois Centennial Commission, Clarence Walworth Alvord (1917)
"THE bateau [From A History of Travel in America, by Seymour Dun bar, used by
special permission of the publishers, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, ..."
6. A Treatise on Field Fortification by Dennis Hart Mahan (1856)
"bateau Bridge. As the bridge equipage of the French is considered the best
arranged, a description of the bridge itself will be here given, to convey a more ..."
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