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johnboat

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a flat-bottomed boat with a very shallow draft, whose bow and stern are both squared off

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Eddie liked to take his johnboat into the shallow, reedy, sandbars that the out-of-town fishermen, with their big, expensive, fiberglass bassboats, couldn't reach.

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: pramice — flat-bottomed boat
  • Russian: плоскодо́нка (ploskodónka) — flat-bottomed boat
  • Russian: джо́нбот (džónbot) — flat-bottomed boat