What's the difference between flatboat and rowboat?

Flatboat


Definition:

  • (n.) A boat with a flat bottom and square ends; -- used for the transportation of bulky freight, especially in shallow waters.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It is dwarfed by a flotilla anchored just offshore, of colossal dredges and barges, hulking metal flatboats with cranes jutting from their decks.

Rowboat


Definition:

  • (n.) A boat designed to be propelled by oars instead of sails.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) And the Olympic torch completed its remarkable journey, the penultimate stage undertaken from Hampton Court to Tower Bridge on the prow of the gilded Gloriana, at the head of a flotilla of rowboats that drew curious glances from the cormorants, herons and great crested grebes in their haunts by Richmond Bridge.
  • (2) Not everyone was able to fully get behind the idea of Harvard becoming a full-fledged sports powerhouse though: March Mattsuss (@suss2hyphens) HARVARD FANS ARE STORMING THE FLOOR [rowboats slowly paddle to center court] March 20, 2014 Big seeds struggle but survive A 16-seed has never defeated a one-seed in tournament history and this did not change on Thursday, but Albany at very least put a scare to No.
  • (3) Meanwhile, his nephew, Robert's bastard Gendry, has escaped Melisandre's leech frying pan and her literal fire, but landed in a proverbial one, stuck in a rowboat, unable to swim and without any friends.
  • (4) For even more exclusivity, ask the staff about their sister property, Caracola - a tiny all-inclusive $130-a-day beachclub on the Garzón lagoon, accessible only by rowboat and for those with an invitation and reservation.

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