Scow
/skaʊ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square ends.
"This steamboat was exactly like a decked scow."
- 2 a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold wordnet
- 3 any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends wordnet
Verb
- 1 To transport in a scow. transitive
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"This steamboat was exactly like a decked scow."
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch schouw.