bateau Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ba*teau" noun

Etymology

F. bateau, LL. batellus, fr. battus, batus, boa, which agrees with AS. bat boat: cf. W. bad boat. See Boat, n.

Wordforms

plural Bateaux

Definitions

1. A boat; esp. a flat-bottomed, clumsy boat used on the Canadian lakes and rivers. Written also, but less properly, batteau.