bateau

A bateau is a shallow-draft, flat-bottomed boat which was used extensively across North America, especially in the colonial period. It was traditionally pointed at both ends but came in a wide variety of sizes. The name derives from the French word, bateau, which is simply the word for boat and the plural, bateaux, follows the French, an unusual construction for an English plural. In the southern United States, the term is still used to refer to flat bottomed boats, including those elsewhere called jon boats.
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Un bateau est une construction humaine capable de flotter sur l'eau et de s'y déplacer, dirigé ou non par ses occupants. Il répond aux besoins du transport maritime ou fluvial, et permet diverses activités telles que le transport de personnes ou de marchandises, la guerre sur mer, la pêche, la plaisance, ou d'autres services tels que la sécurité des autres bateaux.
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