| 单词 | flat-bottomed |
| 例句 | In the distance a flat-bottomed motorboat lay beached on a strip of sand scarcely wide enough to accommodate it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Rhyming words took their form from children's books—the smallest pig in the litter, the hounds pursuing the fox, the flat-bottomed boats on the Cam by Grantchester meadow. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z You push along a flat-bottomed boat with a long pole, hoisting it, hand over hand, out of the water, then pushing it down hard and driving the boat forward. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Seth asked, pointing to the flat-bottomed globe with the thumb-sized skull on Grandpa’s desk. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z But, from a report Sackett later wrote, we know the most important facts she learned: The British were building many flat-bottomed boats and were planning to invade Philadelphia and “subdue that city.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Little flat-bottomed skiff like mine was never meant to tow anything heavy. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He lifted the handles of a flat-bottomed barrow and trundled it out into the woods behind the inn, his feet crunching in the fallen leaves. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We work side by side, using flat-bottomed trowels and occasionally shears to cut the vines and roots that weave through the blanket of dirt. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z A half-dozen flat-bottomed boats were being rowed to the docks. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It had a bright orange rind, and it came in small, round, flat-bottomed containers of birch bark. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Well behind the gangway, and oddly out of sight of the coxswains, the starter stood on a platform constructed atop the superstructure of a flat-bottomed boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A flat-bottomed measuring cup, preferably one with a fairly squared-off edge, works best for pressing the crumbs into an even layer. No-Roll Pie Crusts for Simple Summer Desserts 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z Displayed on pedestals, flat-bottomed, crudely hand-molded clay basins contain broken pieces of other basins and pours of brightly colored glazes that resemble toxic chemicals and tarry sludge. Art in Review: STERLING RUBY AND LUCIO FONTANA 2011-09-22T22:00:09Z A rabelo — the traditional flat-bottomed boat that was once used to transport barrels of port downriver from Douro to Porto — is permanently moored to the rooftop. Explore port wine in Portugal’s Douro Valley 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z Colorful wooden flat-bottomed fishing boats called pinasses were beached on the glossy mud. In France, Biking Along Arcachon Bay 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Invert the pavlova on to a big, flat-bottomed plate, pile on the cream and spoon over the passion fruit pulp, scooped, pips and all, from their shells. Nigella Lawson: my life in food 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z There’s no keel, so the skilled oarsmen work hard to steer the flat-bottomed boat with each stroke. Lake Bled: Exploring Slovenia’s romantic alpine retreat 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z In the ’90s, his father crossed from Guangdong into Hong Kong on a flat-bottomed boat; the rest of his family followed two years after the 1997 handover. The Varieties of Chinese Repression 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z A normal burner is designed to heat flat-bottomed cookware, so I was able to get a plain pan hotter than a wok. The Smoky Taste of Wok Hei, Without a Wok 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z You can mimic this at home by using a flat-bottomed, heavy cast-iron skillet and heating it either over the grill or stove. Why are restaurant burgers better than the ones you grill at home? 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z An Associated Press photographer has said he launched a flat-bottomed boat on Canal Street in front of the hotel, and DeGersdorff said that the water on the street was “thigh-high.” ‘Brian being Brian’: A unique storytelling ability connected Brian Williams with viewers, but it also led to his downfall 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z In a third shallow, flat-bottomed container, stir together flour, salt, pepper, and sugar. These wildly popular Dollywood-inspired fried chicken sandwiches are truly incredible 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z So instead, we floated down a tranquil section of the Rogue in Mr. Binney’s flat-bottomed aluminum fishing boat. Place 13 of 52: On the Water, and Off, the Rogue River in Oregon Charms 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Take a quick drive north of Lake Ponchartrain to Slidell and hop on a flat-bottomed boat with Honey Island Swamp Tours. With steamboats and beignets, it’s no surprise New Orleans is a great destination for families 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z She later invented a machine that created the flat-bottomed paper bags still used in grocery stores today. Where are all the women, Wikipedia? | Laura Bates 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Add 2 cups of roughly-torn cornbread — either homemade or store-bought — to a large, flat-bottomed skillet. This crispy, fried secret ingredient is the best way to upgrade homemade chili 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z In a second shallow, flat-bottomed container, whisk eggs with remaining 1/3 cup pickle juice. These wildly popular Dollywood-inspired fried chicken sandwiches are truly incredible 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z You see, Asian persimmons come in basically two varieties — the flat-bottomed fuyu can be consumed pretty much as soon as you buy them and taste the way they're supposed to. In defense of persimmons, winter's misunderstood and underappreciated fruit 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z The museum came into existence here partly because flat-bottomed boats made here by Andrew Jackson Higgins could maneuver easily in the shallow waters of bayous. Museum Review: National World War II Museum, in New Orleans, Expands 2013-01-12T01:38:46Z Patel recommends using either a very large flat-bottomed pan or simply working in batches over high heat. You're only three steps away from making perfectly tender cauliflower rice that still has texture 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z The Coast Guard rescued 25-year-old Charles Gregory 12 miles off St. Augustine, Florida, on Saturday morning after he went missing on a 12-foot flat-bottomed boat. Boater missing for day and a half rescued off Florida coast in half-submerged boat 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The US Coast Guard said they eventually rescued him after a search crew in a plane flying overhead spotted him sitting in his jon boat - a type of small, flat-bottomed fishing boat. Man saved after 35 hours in Atlantic in flooded boat 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z The flat-bottomed boat carrying local hospitality workers capsized Monday during a tour of an historic underground water tunnel off the Erie Canal in the western New York city of Lockport, killing one person. Panic, yelling as tour boat capsizes inside Erie Canal water tunnel in western New York 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z The company employed lightermen - workers who used flat-bottomed barges to move goods between ships and quays - and they would pull up to collect their wages from 41 Rotherhithe Street. 'Leaning tower of Rotherhithe' sold for £1.5m 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Strykers were initially built with flat-bottomed hulls, which proved vulnerable to improvised bombs set to detonate underneath them by insurgents in Iraq. What are Stryker vehicles? And why is the Pentagon sending them to Ukraine? 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z In 1955, Don Smith was the first to make the return trip on the river, using a flat-bottomed aluminum jet boat he designed and built. Find quiet wilderness and a touch of luxury on a river so treacherous, it’s known as the ‘River of No Return’ 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Hemsby lifeboat service used its flat-bottomed vessel, used to navigate shallow waters of the Norfolk broads, to carry out a rescue of six people. Breydon Water: Norfolk lifeboat crews rescue 18 people and three pets 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z In the late 18th and 19th centuries, bateaux, flat-bottomed pole boats, navigated the tempestuous James, bringing cash crops such as tobacco, flour and later coal to the Eastern Seaboard. The newest way to float down the James River is 200 years old 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Smugglers on the West Coast typically use rudimentary flat-bottomed fishing boats, called pangas, that pick up migrants on the beaches in Baja California, the Mexican state just south of California. A Surge at Sea: Migrants Seek Entry to the U.S. Aboard Flimsy Boats 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Later, the adjacent hamlet of Columbia became a hub for bateau traffic — the long, flat-bottomed boats that once carried cargo up and down canals to Richmond. Virginia’s Monacan tribe uses new federal status to take a stand for what could be its long-lost capital 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z From the clean digital instrument panel and the flat-bottomed sports steering wheel to vents with the temperature and air controls built into the center knobs, the latest TT is awash in intelligent details. Driven: These rockstar sports cars are fast, furious — and affordable 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z It’s unclear what caused the flat-bottomed boat to capsize. 1 still missing in Indiana boating mishap that left 4 dead 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Angela Goldman says life jackets were in the flat-bottomed johnboat seven people were aboard, but authorities believe none of them were wearing the floatation devices when it capsized Monday night on the White River. The Latest: Boat passengers weren’t wearing life jackets 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Meat from the underside of the cow, around where the belly meets the leg; it is usually fried confit-style in a massive flat-bottomed comal. A beginner’s guide to taco trucks 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z For one episode, Mr. Fowler and Gros visited alligator researchers in Louisiana and floated through the bayou at night in a flat-bottomed paddleboat, tagging gators for further study. Jim Fowler, intrepid host of ‘Wild Kingdom’ nature series, dies at 89 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Red Cloud now rides a flat-bottomed boat each night to the one home on his family’s property that is not a total loss. ‘A State of Emergency’: Native Americans Stranded for Days by Flooding 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z She sent her drink order with a glance, and it came in a flat-bottomed glass. An artificial life form carries the seeds of humanity to a new world 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Before long, the small, flat-bottomed, half-boat half-bus capsized and sank, plunging to the bottom of the lake and killing more than half of the people aboard. 17 people killed when duck boat sinks during storm in Missouri, police say 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z The urban herds became yet another emblem of the city’s distinction, like the white-robed boys’ choirs singing in the college chapels or the flat-bottomed boats of boozy picnickers crowding the river. Parks Give Cambridge a Rural Vibe. ‘But Cows Do It Better.’ 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z And the ubiquitous, flat-bottomed paper bag was patented in 1871 by Margaret Knight, who went on to get 86 other patents in areas as varied as shoemaking and the rotary engine. Women in Innovation: Gaining Ground, but Still Far Behind 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z The flat-bottomed sea vessels are built of overlapping planks. France’s epic Bayeux Tapestry is headed to Britain, in a loan for the ages 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Roof up or down, there is also the option to engage the “comfort entry” which automatically pushes the driver’s seat back and pulls the flat-bottomed steering wheel into the dashboard making your life even easier. ScreenDrive: The McLaren 570S Spider puts the England back in New England 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Line up your kitty’s right eye by threading the screw through the gear, the cat’s right eye hole, and the flat-bottomed offset. This robotic fridge cat will remind you not to skip meals 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Dr. Palmer and his colleagues took X-rays of the scallop eyes to determine that these layers form a flat-bottomed bowl. The Scallop Sees With Space-Age Eyes — Hundreds of Them 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Videos posted to social media showed tourists in flat-bottomed tour boats struggling to stay in their seats and hold on to their beers. Strong earthquake shakes Mexico, killing at least 149 people 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Passengers travel from the Dutch-operated ship, the Ocean Endeavor, to shore on flat-bottomed, inflatable zodiac boats. TRAVEL: Learning along the mighty St. Lawrence River 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Residents slip into canoes or flat-bottomed boats to make daily trips to check on their homes, look at the water lines. In Houston After the Storm, a City Split in Two 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z This flat-bottomed flotilla rescued people by the thousands, black, brown and white, regardless of voting history, religious preference or passport status. Opinion | Liberals and conservatives must stand together against the extremes 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z All around it, flat-bottomed boats and helicopters were still plucking victims from rooftops, and water was still pouring in from overfilled reservoirs and swollen rivers. At least 22 confirmed dead as Harvey pivots toward Louisiana 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z On their 27th day in Lololand, crew members reached a village called Anpienchang, then boarded a flat-bottomed boat and drifted along the river. The enduring story of the American aviator lost in China after World War II: Here's where he may have spent the last years of his life 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Cars twice the price don’t get a flat-bottomed steering wheel, crisp red ambient lighting and soft lining in the door pockets to dampen rattles. Video Review: 2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI SE 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Here on the outskirts of the Chadian capital, N’Djamena, last week, four flat-bottomed boats with mounted machine guns roared down the Chari River. Trump Continues U.S. Use of Special Forces, Keeping Wars at Arm’s Length 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Cue a flat-bottomed neo hobo with a double chain handle that straddles both shoulders for ease of carrying and security. Chanel plans to celebrate founder Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel with new handbag, perfume and jewelry 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z To accomplish this, 40 special sleds, 80 yoke of oxen and an array of flat-bottomed boats were marshaled into use. Locals build dioramas to illustrate Revolutionary War era 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z The three were to launch their 17-foot flat-bottomed boat about 4 a.m. 2 Southeast Texas men killed, 1 missing on duck hunting trip 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z The Coast Guard says the three were to launch their 17-foot flat-bottomed boat about 4 a.m. 3 Southeast Texas men missing on coastal hunting trip 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z Cue a flat-bottomed, neo hobo with a double-chain handle that permits multiple carrying options. Pharrell Williams adds handbag campaign to Chanel duties 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z For half a century, the flat-bottomed, 163-foot stern-wheeler was a critical cog in Puget Sound’s economy and transportation network in the days when local waterways served as primary highways for moving people and goods. Roadside relics: Your guide to that Great Concrete Thing and other oddities along our state’s highways 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z I spent the afternoon fishing from shore while Justice Scalia sat sullenly in a flat-bottomed boat equipped with a guide and an electronic fish finder. Fly Fishing and the Art of Criminal Defense 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z The flat-bottomed boats Louisianans use to get around the shallow bayous are ideal for navigating flooded streets. The Great Cajun Navy 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z Conte turns down a passageway, tracing the path of the fluid through steel pipes 30 centimeters across, and into a room dominated by a mass of steel resembling the hull of a flat-bottomed boat. These disaster machines could help humanity prepare for cataclysms 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Japan’s coastguard will not speculate on the boats’ origin, but everything—including their wooden build and primitive, flat-bottomed design, as well as cigarette packets found on board—points to reclusive North Korea. The ghost vessels of North Korea 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z The group arrives on a flat-bottomed raft a woman pulls via cable across a small river. Abandoned children, answered prayers: 1 week in Romania 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z The incident began when a 16-foot flat-bottomed boat first became disabled. Coast Guard rescues 4 from disabled boats off Texas City 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Several boat launches provide access to the East Branch of the Penobscot River, which Thoreau rode on a flat-bottomed bateau on his final visit here in 1857. Jobs, gov’t distrust central to national park proposal fight 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Pirogues are flat-bottomed boats used on Louisiana’s bayous. Audubon Aquarium: name-the-white-gator election 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z There are models of fishing boats, and several pirogues, the traditional flat-bottomed canoes used to travel around the marshes. The washing away of Cajun culture - BBC News 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z They tried piloting a metal, flat-bottomed boat to the car but couldn’t get it there safely. Victims trapped in White River flood for hours before rescue 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z GARRISON, Minn. — Along the rocky shore of Mille Lacs Lake on a recent morning, flat-bottomed fishing boats were idle in their docks. How Are Those Walleye Biting? On Minnesota Lake, They’re Not 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z Modern versions are more practical, flat-bottomed and accommodating of large cubes and valuable liquid assets. Seal the Deal: Crystal Tumblers Worth Falling For 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z The test-driven model's flat-bottomed steering wheel, which mimics a race car wheel, thankfully provided clearance for some drivers' legs. 2016 Jaguar F-Type gets sexier and sportier, with manual transmission, all-wheel drive options 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z The flat-bottomed, asymmetric-shaped gondola—the design works to an oarsman’s advantage, gondoliers say—has a history going back centuries. If You Fancy a Romantic Ride on a Gondola, You Can Have It... in Omaha 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z The machine features a wide showerhead and a flat-bottomed filter basket, ensuring consistent saturation, and a "pre-infusion" mode that briefly soaks freshly ground beans in order to release whatever gas is trapped inside. The best coffee maker you can buy 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z It wasn’t easy but it beat the continental soldiers’ task of hefting their heavy, flat-bottomed bateaux around the cascade. Paddling Maine’s Kennebec River on Benedict Arnold’s trail 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z Both enjoy exploring the river in their green, flat-bottomed jon boat. Wood sculptor draws inspiration from Mississippi River 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z On a barnacle beach not far from the refuge, we boarded a flat-bottomed boat propelled by an enormous fan. California Runs Dry 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z “It was relatively small, flat-bottomed and quickly built, but that’s not its value.” Historians ponder future of Revolutionary War relic 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z The Java Sea is shallow, flat-bottomed and a well-traveled maritime thoroughfare, ringed by land on all sides. This Is Why It's So Hard to Find AirAsia QZ 8510 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z The Mosers are also planning to test how the hexagonal pattern would be modified in the brain of a rat that has been reared from birth in a perfect sphere instead of a flat-bottomed cage. Neuroscience: Brains of Norway 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z The flat-bottomed gondolas are all painted black and were for centuries the main form of transportation around Venice's lagoons. Gondola tourist killed in Venice 2013-08-17T14:50:15Z Others waded in to catch insects using flat-bottomed nets. Climate adaptation: Survival of the flexible 2013-02-06T18:21:00.187Z The driver of the fishing boat, Paul J. Bennett, 44, of Cumming, Georgia, left the scene after his boat struck the flat-bottomed boat carrying 13 passengers at about 10:30 p.m. Georgia man arrested in boat crash that kills 9-year-old boy 2012-06-19T18:33:58Z There are twenty-one or twenty-two of these old-fashioned flat-bottomed boats, fastened together by heavy chains, a platform of wood being laid from boat to boat and the whole covered with earth. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z The next day's march, skirting the Western edge of the plain, brought us to the village of Phuri, where the river flows in a flat-bottomed, cultivated valley, between bare brown hills. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z The republic undertook to supply flat-bottomed vessels enough to convey four thousand five hundred knights, and twenty thousand soldiers, provisions for nine months, and a fleet of galleys. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z A heap of snow which they had thought concealed a bowlder, exposed by its melting an old flat-bottomed skiff, turned upside down, and under it lay a torn sail, with its mast. The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z A jolly, flat-bottomed punt belonging to the fonda was moored close at hand, and just across the blue and silver water lay an enticing stretch of lovely white sand. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z The ferry-boat is a large flat-bottomed, antediluvian-looking construction, and you wonder how ever it can bear the weight of all that is put upon it. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z A one-legged soldier, a farmer's pretty daughter, an elopement in a flat-bottomed boat, and a home upon this stream which yields its stores of catfish for their support,' suggested Erminia. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z The canoe that you can get the greatest pace out of is undoubtedly the Adooma, which is narrow and flat-bottomed, and simply flies over the water. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z These lines, to which large buoys are fastened, are left in the water for several hours, and then fishermen in flat-bottomed boats called dories row out from the schooner and examine them. How We are Fed A Geographical Reader 2012-02-07T03:00:10.237Z Pram, pr�m, n. a flat-bottomed Dutch lighter: a barge fitted as a floating battery. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z Sometimes we cross the river in a flat-bottomed boat, which is pulled over by a rope stretched and made fast at either end. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z We rowed on and found him, a little, round-shouldered man, in an old flat-bottomed boat, who had not taken a fish, and looked as though he never would. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z Some months after the marriage, Captain Pierpoint arranged to take down a scow or flat-bottomed boat, laden with grain, from Milwaukee for the Erie Canal. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z Flat′boat, a large flat-bottomed boat for floating goods down the Mississippi, &c.; Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Resting on this is the upper hull, flat-bottomed, and both longer and wider than the lower hull, so that it projects over in every direction, like the guards of a steamboat. Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields 2012-01-07T03:00:15.907Z Another reason for our immediate departure was to be found in our narrow flat-bottomed craft, which in any sort of sea-way would have some difficulty in escaping swamping. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z Their feet may look like solid, flat-bottomed tree trunks, but elephants actually stand tiptoed, more like dogs or deer. Observatory: Bony ?Sixth Toe? Keeps Elephants Light on Their Feet 2011-12-26T16:50:35Z Instead of a rowboat, the troops probably boarded a flat-bottomed ferry big and stable enough to carry cannons, plus the horses to pull them, Kunstler said. New York museum to unveil more accurate picture of Washington crossing the Delaware in 1776 2011-12-24T21:14:09Z This sounds like the name of a disease, but it is really a big, roomy, flat-bottomed sailboat. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z We wait while great herds of oxen and sheep going to the market at Killis are ferried across in the great, clumsy, flat-bottomed, flat-sided boat, whose one end rises up in a high, curved keel. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Some of the members of the Expedition explored it in a very small flat-bottomed boat, a Venetian gondola, which was transported across the bar in order to admit of its being sculled up the river. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z However, we were soon in our allotted positions, each on board a tiny lancha, or flat-bottomed punt, far out in the marisma. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z In torrents of rain and buffeted by the gale, we scrambled off the steamer on to a flat-bottomed boat, and were rowed to the island. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z This force consisted of large flat-bottomed launches propelled by oars and sails. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z There was the “Captain Kidd,” a big, flat-bottomed rowboat with sails striped in black and red. The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z Each has a separate conical roof and they are flat-bottomed, the grain resting directly on the steel and concrete foundation bed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Tried with Shelley to launch the small flat-bottomed boat through the surf; we succeeded in pushing it through, but shipped a sea on attempting to land. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z Use a 14-inch flat-bottomed carbon steel wok, and avoid nonstick woks. Well Blog: Vegetarian Thanksgiving Stir-Fry Recipes 2011-11-09T15:13:29Z They crossed the river by means of a large flat-bottomed boat, and reaching the opposite bank saw many Indian lodges with some frame houses occupied by whites. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z Owing to the heavy rains on the mountains the level of the lakes had risen considerably when I went through, and crossing the mouth of the first in a flat-bottomed boat, I was nearly swamped. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z This was a broad, flat-bottomed craft, loaded with natives, cattle, bullocks and a cart which carried the baggage and camp equipment of a civil official going out to tour his district. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Barge, b�rj, n. flat-bottomed freight boat, with or without sails, used on rivers and canals: the second boat of a man-of-war: a large pleasure or state boat.—ns. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z Q. bicolor E. Acorn-cup flat-bottomed; bark like that of white oak. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z He married a young lady in Pennsylvania, and brought her down the Ohio in a flat-bottomed float called an ark,—a rather tiresome method for a wedding trip. Stories of Old Kentucky 2011-09-23T02:00:21.413Z At length the price was settled, and the reed-cutter led them to where a small flat-bottomed boat was concealed in the reeds. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z In the hope of preventing the Saxons from coming out of the island, he surrounded it with flat-bottomed boats and made a causeway to the extent of two miles. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z During that time the Swedes placed on flat-bottomed boats sick soldiers, of whom there were many in camp, and sent them by the river to Sandomir, the nearest fortified town still in Swedish hands. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z At fort Erie the bag was to be placed on one of the flat-bottomed bateaux, which traded between that village and Chippewa and the Niagara river. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z Mr. L. R. Freeman, Mr. Armstrong and Sydney Lamartine made the trip from this city to Big Timber last Sunday in a flat-bottomed boat. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z For the first object that struck your eye was a double-ended, flat-bottomed craft of shimmering aluminum metal, about thirty feet in length and built on the general lines of one of our life-saving craft. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z Presently it began to roll with the waves, and Bevis soon found some of the inconveniences of a flat-bottomed vessel. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z On his first patrol as commander, the targets were two sampans — small, flat-bottomed wooden boats — that were being used as spy vessels off the islands of Palau. M.H. Rindskopf, 93, Dies; Submarine Commander 2011-08-07T02:23:06Z There, they built flat-bottomed boats that resembled oversize rafts with roofs and piled on their belongings: horses, cattle and children. Generations of the Van Dusen Family 2011-07-24T08:52:12Z The Slug was a flat-bottomed center-board boat, fifteen feet long, five feet across the stern, and narrowing gradually to a point at the bows. St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886 an Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-07-18T02:00:22.977Z Christchurch was often called “New Zealand’s most English city” for its Gothic revival-style churches, public gardens and flat-bottomed punt boats leisurely navigating tourists down the Avon River. Aftershocks Pose Major Obstacles to Rebuilding New Zealand City 2011-07-14T19:56:49Z She was a good big 335 boat, rather flat-bottomed and low in the water, but with great breadth of beam, and built on lines that left no room for doubt as to her seagoing qualities. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z The experienced eye of the old ferryman, as he stood in his flat-bottomed boat awaiting the arrival of this party, discovered at once that our travellers were from the far South. The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns 2011-07-06T02:00:46.297Z Who kens keeps us all, but ye may be a Bonaparte himself in disguise, come over in a flat-bottomed boat, to spy the nakedness of the land. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z The flat-bottomed punt glided easily over the slime until its bows were within a yard of the fallen tree. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z It had formerly been thought that ice was heavier than water, but floated on water because of its shape, especially broad, flat-bottomed pieces of ice. Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition 2011-06-03T02:00:23.737Z “Aerial cable—” “—With iron self-dumping buckets—” “—A flat-bottomed sternwheeler to—” “—Take our copper down to the coast.” The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z Then came the main body, with the mounted men-at-arms, the horses being conveyed across in a large flat-bottomed boat. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok over high heat until a drop of water evaporates within a second or two from the surface. Recipes for Health: Leeks: Onion Flavor, Without the Onions 2011-05-16T18:11:27Z Round, flat-bottomed pans: Diameter 16″, height 4″; diameter 16″, height 5″; diameter 18″, height 4″; diameter 15″, height 4½″; diameter 13¼″, height 4⅜″. North Devon Pottery and Its Export to America in the 17th Century 2011-05-14T02:00:10.023Z In crossing the Ngunie River, on his way eastward to the Ishogo country, he was surprised to obtain ferriage in a large, flat-bottomed canoe, which carried baggage and party across in seven journeys. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z They are long, narrow, and flat-bottomed, and the usual method of propulsion is by “setting.” The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z Cargo ships like the are graceless, flat-bottomed steel brutes designed for abusive loads, heavily ballasted to keep them from turning turtle with the weight of cargo. Returning to Life in Kamaishi 2011-04-21T21:00:19Z This was on 18th Aug., when the Russian fleet appeared on the scene while the German naval contingents were attempting to land in flat-bottomed barges at Pernau. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z Round, flat-bottomed pans: Diameter approximately 19″, height unknown. North Devon Pottery and Its Export to America in the 17th Century 2011-05-14T02:00:10.023Z Dame Drury told me their boat was at the carpenter's under repair, and the flat-bottomed punt Drury had taken out, meaning to try for half-duck and snipe, which had begun to appear in the fen. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z Their canoes are small, pointed at both ends, flat-bottomed and covered in the fore part. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z Several gondolas,—a sort of long, narrow, flat-bottomed craft,—thirty longboats, and 400 batteaux were hauled up the rapids by the amphibious Canadians, with an immense expenditure of toil and vociferous jabber. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z The flat-bottomed cup, on the other hand, may be used with success equally on a wire support or on the ground. The Preparation of Plantation Rubber 2011-03-09T03:00:40.870Z They were twelve days in sailing down the Ohio River in a flat-bottomed float, called an ark. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z In the winter it was accessible by flat-bottomed boats, and during a hard frost one might walk over, or go on skates. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z Four very large flat-bottomed barges, filled with troops, attempted to get ashore on the 20th; but the Russian light craft swooped down upon them, and captured or destroyed the whole of the landing force. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z With a double plash the flat-bottomed floats smacked the waves. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z A huge flotilla of flat-bottomed boats was collected, and the men were exercised in embarking and disembarking within sight of the white cliffs of Dover. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z A gaunt, flat-bottomed York boat came suddenly round the bend in mid-stream. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z The last seven or eight hundred miles are navigable only for flat-bottomed boats. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z It had one mast amidships, with a lug sail, and was flat-bottomed, without keel. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z On the seventeenth of May, 1642, Maisonneuve's little flotilla—a pinnace, a flat-bottomed craft moved by sails, and two row-boats—approached Montreal; and all on board raised in unison a hymn of praise. Historic Handbook of the Northern Tour 2011-02-10T03:00:53.020Z Our men must also have been much interested in the crumbling forts which were built by Napoleon to protect his flat-bottomed boats from attack. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z However, gill-nets are found to be preferable, and the fish are caught in these, which are stretched across the streams, and handled by men in flat-bottomed boats. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z Toboggans are funny-looking things—flat-bottomed, turned up in front like a South Sea Islander's war canoe. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z In 1889 Walter G. Campbell tried to make the perilous trip in an open, flat-bottomed boat, which he launched above the Rapids. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z Italia could sing there by the hour over her work, sure of never being heard, save perhaps by some taciturn weather-beaten fisherman poling his flat-bottomed boat into the quieter water of the canal. Vestigia Vol. I. 2011-02-04T03:00:23.340Z A big, flat-bottomed boat is procured and made fast to the bridge just in front of the open edge. Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale 2011-02-03T03:00:10.883Z It seems that they have heard rumours of our flat-bottomed barges and of our fine Republican marriages: apparently they disapprove of both. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z With slow, smooth strokes, Penny Parker sent the flat-bottomed skiff cutting through the still, sluggish water toward a small point of wooded land near the swamp’s edge. Swamp Island 2011-01-28T03:00:22.400Z Ms. Berman’s “Ripple” is an arrangement of more than 100 different flat-bottomed vessels with wavy edges, their outsides white, their insides glazed in blues and greens. | Rockland: 18 Very Different Pieces of Clay 2010-10-23T22:13:00Z He arranges for me to hire a flat-bottomed boat with a small engine to take us up river to see some of the remaining wetlands. 2010-02-04T13:16:00Z With the money thus obtained they purchased three roomy, flat-bottomed boats, spacious enough to house the whole party, man and horse. The Great Mogul Here James II landed on Christmas Day, 1688, after his flight from England; and from its harbour Napoleon I prepared to dispatch a flotilla of flat-bottomed boats for the invasion of Britain. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Penny was tormented with worry as she saw the men walk hurriedly to the creek where they launched a flat-bottomed boat belonging to Ezekiel. Swamp Island 2011-01-28T03:00:22.400Z Shipments of produce from Illinois were usually made in flat-bottomed boats of fifteen tons burden. The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830 The only other craft, except the steamships of the Russians, that venture on the waters, are the flat-bottomed boats of the Kirghiz. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" For this purpose we place a fragment of CaCl2 in a shallow flat-bottomed glass dish, just covering the fragment with liquid. The Mechanism of Life One third of the city had been under water, the upper part of a wharf had been washed away, and a flat-bottomed steamer had replaced it by standing squarely on top of the spiles. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document Next to the raft, and to be counted in direct descent from it, comes the whole class of flat-bottomed boats including punts and lighters. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" One of these was his insisting on keeping his pipe in the large, flat-bottomed, greasy candlestick. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II. The flat-bottomed boat dashed into the water with a tremendous splash, leaped four or five feet into the air, and a drenching shower of spray covered his Majesty on the front seat. Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 The transition from a raft to a flat-bottomed boat was a very6 obvious improvement, and such vessels were probably the immediate forerunners of ships. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships The broad-topped gravel ridge slopes sharply on the north into a flat-bottomed ravine which is evidently part of the Still River lowland. Drainage Modifications and Glaciation in the Danbury Region Connecticut State of Connecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey Bulletin No. 30 In the Adriatic, the Venetian gondola, and the light craft generally, are of the type developed from the raft, flat-bottomed, and capable of navigating shallow waters with minimum of draught and maximum of load. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Steam-tugs and small passenger steamboats now tow great numbers of flat-bottomed boats, which are universally of large capacity. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia Left free to select the point of attack, the British sent a force in flat-bottomed boats to the extremity of the lake, where they landed in a swamp. The Greater Republic A History of the United States The drawings clearly show that the objects are boats, and that they were apparently very shallow and flat-bottomed. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships These detachments held communication with each other, and by the aid of flat-bottomed boats could unite their forces, in twenty-four hours, on either side of the Hudson. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools The slim, erect Nadians in their flat-bottomed air cars that could hang motionless in space or skim the surface of the planet at a thousand jeks an hour. Quest of the Golden Ape A flat-bottomed boat 51� ft. long by 6� ft. wide was fitted at the bow with paddles, which were actuated by the tide. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" Jacob asked curious questions about the little tower, and the Marquis unfastened a rope which held a flat-bottomed boat. Jacob's Ladder The lovers of the drama could only reach the theatre upon the gunwales of flat-bottomed boats, but how soon was this isolated building surrounded by wealth, beauty and fashion! Eight days in New Orleans in February, 1847 Sullivan, seeing the works thus abandoned, could not resist the temptation to cross the channel in flat-bottomed boats on the morning of the 9th, and take possession of them. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools The old-fashioned ferry was a most picturesque feature of the tidal river, a large, flat-bottomed boat being worked on chains, which stretched from one bank to the other. A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story A Helping Hand A flat-bottomed boat is the best for fishing, they say. Stories Pictures Tell Book Two On the narrow beach, near the dock, a small flat-bottomed rowboat lay, its stern afloat, its bows aground—as it had been left by the women surprised in the act of launching it. The Destroying Angel It was a flat-bottomed craft with blunt ends and primitive oar-locks. The Caves of Fear In the night of the 14th, thirty flat-bottomed boats stole quietly up the Hudson, passed the American forts undiscovered, and made their way through Spyt den Duivel Creek into Harlem River. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Communication with ships can be effected only by catamarans and flat-bottomed surf-boats. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" For days he drifted down the Ohio in a flat-bottomed boat, searching the uninhabited shores for specimens, and living the life of the frontiersman whose daily food must be supplied by his own exertions. Children's Stories in American Literature, 1660-1860 The miners had left Dyea twenty-four hours later than themselves and had brought with them the material for a flat-bottomed scow, fifteen feet long and four feet wide. To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon Two of the men were kneeling just beyond the barge, and a moment later they proceeded to get into the two flat-bottomed boats he had seen. The Caves of Fear Navigation on the lower Magdalena closely resembles that of the Mississippi, the same type of light-draft, flat-bottomed steamboat being used, and similar obstacles and dangers to navigation being encountered. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" In the Chiltern Hills especially, and generally along the chalk escarpments, a flat-bottomed valley with an intermittent stream winds into the hill and ends suddenly in a cirque. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" A steep wooden slope terminates in a shallow lake; down this run flat-bottomed boats which rapidly increase their velocity until at the end of the “chute” they dash into the water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" There were no fresh meats excepting two sides of beef just brought in by the little flat-bottomed steamboat from Circle City, and which were rapidly disposed of at two dollars to five dollars per pound. To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon He used only one oar, kneeling in the stern and paddling the flat-bottomed craft like a canoe. The Caves of Fear On the other side of the pond a small flat-bottomed skiff, carrying one sail, capsized. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers There is an excellent example at Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, where it appears as though an enormous flat-bottomed scoop had been driven into the hillside and dragged outwards to the plain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" For the purpose of carrying the troops up the Kennebec River, a force of carpenters was sent ahead to build two hundred bateaux, or flat-bottomed boats. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools Ben descended to the lower side of the rock, and hauled a small flat-bottomed boat out of the bushes that grew on the river's brink. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks Beyond the barge he made out at least two flat-bottomed boats. The Caves of Fear A moment later, Iff and Staff, picking their way through the tangle, heard the scrape of a flat-bottomed boat on the beach and, subsequently, splashing oars. The Bandbox It was a large flat-bottomed boat and the oars were heavy. Two Little Women The bateau was a large flat-bottomed boat, built sharp both at bow and stern, with movable mast, square sail, and cross benches for the crew of five or six. The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways It was what was called a bateau, which was flat-bottomed, and was but one foot in depth. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series Intent on the crab, the ray ignored the stronger vibrations caused by a pair of outboard motors and a long, flat-bottomed hull. The Flying Stingaree Evidently Ward Porton had not expected to be followed, for he was rowing leisurely, allowing his flat-bottomed boat to drift with the current. Dave Porter and His Double Or, The Disapperarance of the Basswood Fortune How glad she was now that she was in the big flat-bottomed boat, which was in little if any danger of upsetting. Two Little Women This famous craft was a large, flat-bottomed barge, with round bow and square stern. The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways Presently she noticed the flat-bottomed boat usually kept on the pond for the convenience of fishers; it was being propelled over the stream in her direction. The Broom-Squire Where the flyer over land has two bicycle wheels on which to land, the flyer over the sea has two flat-bottomed boats or pontoons. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons All left the ranch and headed directly for the river, at the point where Ward had left his flat-bottomed rowboat. Dave Porter and His Double Or, The Disapperarance of the Basswood Fortune Then if she could lift the baby safely into her own flat-bottomed boat she would be content to drift about until help came. Two Little Women Macdonell devised a sort of punt or flat-bottomed boat, such as he had formerly seen in the colony of New York. The Red River Colony A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba But the English general defeated this device by bringing the stores up in flat-bottomed boats from Ostend to Leffinghen, and thence conveying them in carriages, mounted on very high wheels, to the camp. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 Why is a flat-bottomed boat safer than a canoe? Common Science And with a quick motion of the oar he possessed he sent the flat-bottomed boat in among some tall grass which bordered the creek at this point. Dave Porter and His Double Or, The Disapperarance of the Basswood Fortune It intercrosses wool and goat’s hair so as to form two courses which are afterwards united to each other below, and constitute the first sketch of the nest, at this moment like a flat-bottomed basket. The Industries of Animals This river is navigable for flat-bottomed steamboats as far as Kyōto. Japan The only movement other than the continued circling of destroyers was towards the shallow water close inshore, where powerful tugs were towing large barges—flat-bottomed craft carrying gigantic tripods made of railway metals. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships Who would not sail with fairy freight Piloting some flat-bottomed barge— A size too small, or else too large— On this old willow-pattern plate? Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 16, 1914 But presently they reached a small creek flowing into the Rio Grande, and on this saw two flat-bottomed rowboats. Dave Porter and His Double Or, The Disapperarance of the Basswood Fortune A flat-bottomed boat like our little skiff, we thought, could not stay afloat there very long. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail Now that we have got as far as Amara and Nassariyeh, the vessels that give the greatest assistance are steam launches with guns on them, flat-bottomed Irrawaddy paddle steamers. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War With several pauses, it went right out on the spit, and a flat-bottomed foot twice the size of an elephant's missed one of the sleeping forms by inches. The Bluff of the Hawk Both scows and flat-bottomed skiffs existed in Colonial times, and both probably originated in Europe. The Migrations of an American Boat Type In feverish haste Dave sent the flat-bottomed boat out into the creek once more. Dave Porter and His Double Or, The Disapperarance of the Basswood Fortune All these boats were flat-bottomed and, as the saying was, 235 “could go anywhere if the ground was a little damp.” The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas He therefore informed the Turkish commandant that he would send him to Missolonghi in a monoxylon, or canoe used in the lagoons, in order to procure two large flat-bottomed boats to take away the prisoners. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 Our boats are usually built flat-bottomed, so that they may be readily hauled up from, or shoved down to the water on the slippery surface of the mud, as may be required. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand But the sharpie hull form has now almost completely disappeared in both areas, except in a few surviving flat-bottomed sailing skiffs. The Migrations of an American Boat Type The state boat was a large flat-bottomed barge, covered with an awning of dark blue, with white stars on it, the whole having much the appearance of a hearse. Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island We pass flat-bottomed boats, that dance about in the current made by the steamer. Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden The flat-bottomed boats arrived next day, and took away the prisoners. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 They were from fifty to seventy feet in length, narrow and flat-bottomed, a little curved, so that they took the ground only in the middle point. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton The same occasion for doubt exists with regard to the relationships of sharp-bowed skiffs of different areas, with one exception—the large, flat-bottomed sailing skiff known as the "sharpie." The Migrations of an American Boat Type He built a number of flat-bottomed boats, which might be called floating batteries, since they were constructed for throwing missiles of all sorts into the camp of the enemy. Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series A flat-bottomed boiler is best—with one rounding, there is greater risk of scorching. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South Many years ago I heard that in some parish in this county the coffin was shaped like a flat-bottomed boat; the boat shape is known to have been an old form. Notes and Queries, Number 196, July 30, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc At the city of Tchao-tchoo-foo, where we arrived on the 13th, we exchanged our flat-bottomed boats for large and commodious yachts, the river being here much increased by the confluence of another stream. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton The refinements that distinguished the sharpie from other flat-bottomed skiffs first appeared in some boats that were built at New Haven, Connecticut, in the late 1840's. The Migrations of an American Boat Type At the same time he sent down the current of the river a number of great flat-bottomed boats, filled with combustibles of various kinds, mixed with tar and naphtha. Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series They crept along the dock on their hands and knees until they came to one of the largest flat-bottomed boats in the fleet. The Italian Twins He stood at the clumsy steering-beam, while four stout rowers manned the oars of his wide, flat-bottomed craft. The Black Buccaneer And the bowls were not flat-bottomed, lest they should lay them down, and the blood be coagulated. Hebrew Literature Characteristics of the large flat-bottomed Chesapeake Bay skiff are shown in figure 4. The Migrations of an American Boat Type There is no doubt that they are adding to the number of gun-boats there, and also to the flat-bottomed boats for the conveyance of troops. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson She was dreaming along a flat-bottomed canyon, looking for an easy way across, when Blue threw up his head, listened with his ears thrust forward, and sniffed with widened nostrils. The Ranch at the Wolverine There is a short squat cobble, flat-bottomed and of intolerable weight, down near the waters, and its owner makes for it. Somehow Good Bill Drake's father had a flat-bottomed boat that we got into and rowed along shore. Harper's Young People, January 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Recently the flat-bottomed hull has come into use in small, outboard-powered commercial fishing skiffs, but, unfortunately, these boats usually are modeled after the primitive flatiron skiff and are short in length. The Migrations of an American Boat Type The structure when completed was of an oblong shape,—somewhat resembling a punt or flat-bottomed ferry-boat,—nearly twenty feet in length by about half as much in breadth of beam. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea There was a light little flat-bottomed boat for tender, and the white cat-boat itself had been newly painted with gilt lettering across the stern, Starlight, Riverport. Betty Leicester A Story For Girls Three Polish boatmen came to the town hall to offer Kościuszko twenty of their primitive flat-bottomed barges. Kościuszko A Biography It was they who changed the old flat-bottomed ships of the Roman Empire to the deep keels which made the exploration of the Atlantic ocean possible. Buchanan's Journal of Man, December 1887 Volume 1, Number 11 In general, flat-bottomed rowing and sailing craft were the most widely used of the North American boat types. The Migrations of an American Boat Type Set these in a flat-bottomed tin pail and fill with warm water to same level as milk. Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying Some backward boys are being taught to swim in a "swimming-tray," a thing like a flat-bottomed barge, sunk with its bottom about four feet below the surface. Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young Greene writes: "Kościuszko is employed in building flat-bottomed boats to be transported with the army if ever I shall be able to command the means of transporting them." Kościuszko A Biography Other horses, bridled and accoutered, were put into large flat-bottomed boats, to be taken across dry, in order that they might be all ready for service at the instant of landing. Hannibal Makers of History The flat-bottomed hull appeared in two basic forms: the scow, or punt, and the "flatiron," or sharp-bowed skiff. The Migrations of an American Boat Type We were now all actively employed getting ready the gun and flat-bottomed boats for landing the troops, who were commanded by Lieut.-Gen. A Sailor of King George We crossed the Yangtse the next day on a large flat-bottomed boat into which we all crowded higgledy-piggledy, the men and their loads, pony and chairs. A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia One morning two men came poling down the creek in a flat-bottomed boat packed with gear and food. Colorado Jim Here, for the first time, we saw coals, and in great quantity; the boats on which they are carried, are long, square flat-bottomed boxes. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. Of all the flat-bottomed skiffs employed on the Bay, only the schooner can be said to have retained much of the appearance of the Connecticut sharpies. The Migrations of an American Boat Type The gun and flat-bottomed boats were covered by the bomb-ships and frigates. A Sailor of King George Enormous loads were borne along on the large flat-bottomed freight barrow, while on every hand we saw substantial looking farmer folk, men, women, and children, going to town in the same primitive fashion. A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia Looking down the creek, he saw a clumsy flat-bottomed boat, piled high with cargo, swirling down the river, with a tousled-haired man in the stern keeping her from the bank by means of a pole. Colorado Jim It is situated on the Muskingum river, which is navigable for flat-bottomed boats. Narrative of Richard Lee Mason in the Pioneer West, 1819 There were thirty-four galleys, sixty smaller armed vessels, and hundreds of flat-bottomed boats. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure All the flat-bottomed boats and those belonging to the squadron were ordered to land a number of marines. A Sailor of King George A flat-bottomed boat was tied to a log, and Sim Johnson was just in the act of casting it loose, when the detectives saw him. The Bradys Beyond Their Depth The Great Swamp Mystery The next morning found him busy caulking a big flat-bottomed boat, which was already half 148 laden with stores. Colorado Jim Old Matt Abrahamson kept the flat-bottomed boat in which he went fishing some distance down the shore, and in the neighborhood of the old wreck that had been sunk on the Shoals. Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates There comes hither from China fourteen or sixteen Junks a year, being flat-bottomed vessels. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... “It is a flat-bottomed boat, half full of water, with a boy in it,” answered Ryder. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark Why, these flat-bottomed things float in ever such a little water. The Island House A Tale for the Young Folks Behring’s Sea is very shallow, and the waters are most of the time very rough, especially for the flat-bottomed boats that ply upon the Yukon. The Boy Scouts on the Yukon It was almost flat-bottomed, and drew but two or three inches of water. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia "How are you, Luke?" said a boy in a flat-bottomed boat a few rods away. Luke Walton I regret of all things not having the flat-bottomed gunboat here; with her we would have had the fort before this. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II Underneath the water, they were simply like flat-bottomed scows. James B. Eads Bundled together the entire freight was transported by teams to the water front, where were tied up two commodious shallow flat-bottomed boats into which it was loaded. The Boy Scouts on the Yukon A flat-bottomed Mediterranean boat or lump, for carrying cargoes over shoals. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Mark it out four feet apart each way, if to be planted in hills, by plowing broad, flat-bottomed furrows about three inches deep. The $100 Prize Essay on the Cultivation of the Potato. Prize offered by W. T. Wylie and awarded to D. H. Compton. How to Cook the Potato, Furnished by Prof. Blot. As regards the defence of French ports, this may be best effected by flat-bottomed hulks, armed with long-range guns adapted to horizontal firing. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II The men themselves, crowded into great flat-bottomed boats, passed in masses to the ships from the shore. William the Conqueror Makers of History The passage down the Lewes was comparatively easy except for the rapids through which the Indian boatmen guided the flat-bottomed craft by long steering oars, one at each end and one at the side. The Boy Scouts on the Yukon A light and nearly flat-bottomed boat used in our eastern fens for shooting wild-duck. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Being flat-bottomed, she would naturally be of light draught, and would consequently make a good deal of leeway when close-hauled, unless some special provision could be made to meet the case. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise In one corner, bottom upward, lay a boat, very different in build from the flat-bottomed, square-sterned boats which were in use on the Russian rivers. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Assisted by his four cronies, Dory Dornwood had built a sort of bateau, a flat-bottomed craft, in which they used to row about the lake near the shore. All Adrift or The Goldwing Club A camp of one hundred thousand men was formed at Boulogne, and a host of flat-bottomed boats gathered for their conveyance across the Channel. History of the English People, Volume VIII Modern England, 1760-1815 A large, open, flat-bottomed boat, with heavy bearings, employed to carry goods to or from ships.—Ballast lighter. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The boats on the Nile are very ticklish flat-bottomed affairs, wretchedly handled. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844 Volume 23, Number 6 The boat was a flat-bottomed affair, owned by an old fisherman of Caperton. An Undivided Union The fleet of the Netherlanders, some fifty sail, was blockading most of the places along the coast where he had prepared his flat-bottomed boats. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima I pulled open the gate of the rail, and ran out the landing stage, on which the flat-bottomed skiff sat. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive A flat-bottomed boat used in the West Indies for bringing off hogsheads of sugar; it is termed single or double, according to its size. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Had he not built her himself expressly, small, and of half-inch planking over the lightest of frames, with two bilge streaks to act as runners, and flat-bottomed that she should drag well over snow? Labrador Days Tales of the Sea Toilers The oomiak is the Eskimo's family boat and cargo carrier, flat-bottomed, not decked in, and sometimes big enough for twenty people with their gear. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways The typical warship of the period of the Persian War was probably not more than eighty or a hundred feet long, narrow, and nearly flat-bottomed. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima The first successful steamboat for commerce was, as is well known, Robert Fulton's flat-bottomed side-wheeler Clermont, which in August, 1807, made the 150 miles from New York to Albany in 32 hours. A History of Sea Power The flat-bottomed transports in which horses were embarked in the Crusades. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. As the rivers are swelled by the rains, the mahogany-logs are floated away, followed by the gangs in flat-bottomed canoes, called pit-pans. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Yulee chose the flat-bottomed boat, and they proceeded to put on board their various stores. Seven Little People and their Friends The flat-bottomed galleys rolled badly in a heavy sea, and in rough weather rowing was fatiguing and even perilous work. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima The Dutch ships were flat-bottomed and light-draft for navigation in their shallow coastal waters, and generally inferior to British vessels of similar rating, even though the latter were left-overs from the Channel Fleet. A History of Sea Power A launch being proportionably longer, lower, and more flat-bottomed than the merchantman's long-boat, is in consequence less fit for sailing, but better calculated for rowing and approaching a flat shore. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The flat-bottomed boats to bring the French over were actually ready at Boulogne, and the troops mustered to come across in them. Old Times at Otterbourne Joe's boat was a long, flat-bottomed affair, not very graceful in its form or construction. The Boat Club or, The Bunkers of Rippleton They were flat-bottomed, so as to draw but little water. Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida And while the round ship was of deep draft and rode to anchor, the shallow flat-bottomed long ships were drawn up on shore. A History of Sea Power A flat-bottomed, sharp-ended clumsy boat, used on the rivers and lakes of Canada; some of them are large. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Forty feet long by six broad and flat-bottomed. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 She measures twice as much in the beam as the 'City of Melbourne;' is about 2000 tons register; is flat-bottomed, and draws about fourteen feet of water when laden. A Boy's Voyage Round the World The box with compartments, F, is covered by a rectangular holder, H, which enters a flat-bottomed receptacle, E, opened above and filled about two-thirds full of water. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 He declared that he and Dow could build a flat-bottomed boat in three days. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands A large flat-bottomed pleasure-boat of the Ganges, moved with both sails and oars. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Then she went ahead again, and the result was that she pulled the sampan upon the point; and as she was flat-bottomed, there was no difficulty in doing so. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics The boat was crowded, but, being flat-bottomed, she bore the load well. The Settlers in Canada The landing consisted of a floating platform, that was built over great flat-bottomed boats, that were moored at a little distance from the bank, so as to rise and fall with the tide. Rollo in London Jennie and Nancy pooled their pocket money and bought a light skiff—a flat-bottomed affair which was just the thing for them to paddle about in shallow water, and was “seaworthy.” A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall A large flat-bottomed boat, used either as a lighter, or for ferrying. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. In the summer the journey from Lyons to Marseilles in one of the many flat-bottomed steamers would be very enjoyable, and a pleasant break to the pent-up, wearisome railroad. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta The families were quite comfortably accommodated in a large flat-bottomed boat. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky Who kens, keep us all, but ye may be Buonaparte himself in disguise, come over in a flat-bottomed boat to spy the nakedness of the land. The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith But I guess I'll keep a homely old flat-bottomed punt out of sight around some corner for work. The Thing from the Lake A flat-bottomed boat of the northern German rivers. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. And always the Little Trout was by his side, even when the great-uncle placed him in one of the huge flat-bottomed bread baskets and drew the two up and down in front of the shop. Flamsted quarries They were about a hundred feet long, quite flat-bottomed, and capable of carrying four or five hundred men. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 If flat-bottomed tiles are used, the ditch is ready for them. Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles Amidst the exchange of protocols Parma gathered seventeen thousand men for the coming invasion, collected a fleet of flat-bottomed transports at Dunkirk, and waited impatiently for the Armada to protect his crossing. History of the English People, Volume IV A peculiar kind of flat-bottomed boat, varying according to local exigencies, for landing men, or goods, in surf. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Their flat-bottomed boats were suitable to shallows and ebbing tides. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole In the year 1475, having resolved to make war on France, he collected at Sandwich five hundred flat-bottomed vessels, in which he purposed to carry his army across the channel. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 On the whole, solid tiles, with flat-bottomed passages, may be set down among the inventions of the adversary. Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles A shore-boat was alongside—a sort of canoe turned up at both ends, and flat-bottomed. Old Jack An Anglo-Saxon term still in use for a flat-bottomed boat, used by fishermen, or for ballast lumps, &c. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Large and flat-bottomed, with an awning, dirty it must be confessed, beneath which swung a hammock, of which I took immediate possession. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands They had lofty masts, and were square-rigged forward and schooner aft; but though excellent sea-boats when hauled on a wind, from being flat-bottomed, they made much leeway. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 For scooping out our flat-bottomed trenches, we use a tool like Fig. 77. Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles For years the huge flat-bottomed scow plied back and forth to the steamers, and the skipper enjoyed a monopoly of the business, and ruled his motley crew with an iron hand. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 3, March, 1886 A flat-bottomed, trough-like canoe, used in the Spanish Main and in the West Indies. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The popular canoe is a very small flat-bottomed concern with pointed stem and stern, is generally gaily painted and named appropriately "Water Bubble," "Fairy," or something equally ingenious. From a Terrace in Prague She had no fixed keel, and was almost perfectly flat-bottomed. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 M. got into a portable, square, flat-bottomed canvas boat he had sent the day before, and his heathen boatman, who swore he could row, cut branches to hide both of them from the duck. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah Frank, “Boat Frank,” as he was called, from having formerly served as captain of the old flat-bottomed scow which carried the sale crop to Plymouth, was also in the shop and did beautiful work. Plantation Sketches A large flat-bottomed Dutch vessel, whose burden is generally from 300 to 600 tons. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. What I want is a flat-bottomed scow or raft. Frank Merriwell's Cruise "We will cross the river and investigate," said one of the officers, presently, and a large flat-bottomed boat was brought around and a dozen soldiers leaped into it. For the Liberty of Texas They are of the same make, cut in marble so delicately as to be translucent, flat-bottomed, and very low. Pagan and Christian Rome Some miles below, where the little creek which turns the mill-wheel steals from out the swamp to join the river, a clumsy, flat-bottomed scow lies grounded upon a sand-bar. Plantation Sketches A country trading-craft of India from 50 to 150 tons; mostly flat-bottomed. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. "Yep, it air him," he added, getting a closer look at the approaching flat-bottomed boat in which sat a big round-shouldered individual working vigorously away at the oars. Tess of the Storm Country These boats were flat-bottomed and square; the foremost end of each of them was guarded by a sort of bulwark, formed of plank, and made very high. Peter the Great So the trough, which was simply a long, flat-bottomed box, was brought alongside, bailed out, and placed in charge of the young man from Black Run. Derrick Sterling A Story of the Mines After that, he scraped together a sufficient number of old planks, and built therewith a flat-bottomed boat—a vessel much wanted at the place. Fort Desolation Red Indians and Fur Traders of Rupert's Land A large lighter, or other flat-bottomed vessel, equipped with a steam-engine and machinery for removing the mud and silt from the bottom, by the revolution of iron buckets in an endless chain. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. They were side-wheel, flat-bottomed boats, without keels; the wheels being carried well aft, three-fourths of the entire length from the bow, and acting independently of each other to facilitate turning in close quarters. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. The boat they had found was a wide, heavy, flat-bottomed affair, such a craft as is used by fishermen in tending pond-nets. The Blue Envelope We had here to exchange our bongo for a flat-bottomed boat called a champan, with which alone the upper part of the river can, from its numerous shallows, be navigated. The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela A number of flat-bottomed boats came alongside to convey us on shore. Mark Seaworth Large flat-bottomed boats, for carrying blocks of stone. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. As soon as the ships ceased firing, our boats, of which I commanded one, were ordered to aid in towing the flat-bottomed boats on shore. Hurricane Hurry These flat-bottomed, bulging round vessels were employed in distributing the produce of the neighbouring farms to all parts of the country around. Voyages and Travels of Count Funnibos and Baron Stilkin They are huge flat-bottomed barges, of white planks slightly fastened together. Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar The heavy boat, though flat-bottomed, behaved better than might have been expected. Charley Laurel A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land I propose building a large flat-bottomed punt from the deck of the ship, which can pass over the reef. The Cruise of the Mary Rose Here and There in the Pacific At four o’clock in the afternoon, however, once more the signal was made to weigh, the flat-bottomed boats destined to land the troops were manned, and in the same order as before we proceeded onwards. Hurricane Hurry Tom and one of the men performed the operation, and reported three feet in the hold, a large amount of water for a flat-bottomed craft. The Three Admirals Being flat-bottomed, they can float in very shallow water. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley In truth, though, there was only one vessel likely to come, and that was the flat-bottomed punt belonging to Dave, who worked the duck-decoy far out in the fen. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp Here passage was secured in a flat-bottomed steamer, with its great wheel at the stern. Winter Adventures of Three Boys They formed the first division of flat-bottomed boats, having on board a force of 4500 men, under the immediate command of General Howe. Hurricane Hurry These large flat-bottomed steamers are quite an institution on these western rivers. By Canoe and Dog-Train Her length was forty feet, breadth six feet; and, being flat-bottomed, she drew only one foot of water when loaded. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley The following, or rather, the same morning, the ships’ boats were lowered, and, assisted by flat-bottomed craft from the shore, began the work of embarking the remainder of the troops. Under the Chilian Flag A Tale of War between Chili and Peru From that point they would take the overland trail on the great plains to St. Paul, and there, boarding the flat-bottomed steamers on the Mississippi, would once more begin travelling in a civilised manner. Winter Adventures of Three Boys The only craft available was a flat-bottomed punt used by fishermen, and at present moored to a stake at the river-bank. The Cock-House at Fellsgarth A keel was a flat-bottomed boat, used in the northeast of England, for loading and carrying coal. Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois She was flat-bottomed, and as she got into the region of whitecaps, she began to be blown bodily with the wind. Short Stories of Various Types Who kens, keep us all, but ye may be Buonaparte p. 201himself in disguise, come over in a flat-bottomed boat to spy the nakedness of the land. The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself It was not every school that assembled by such a romantic means of conveyance as an ancient flat-bottomed ferry-boat, and they rejoiced over their privileges. For the Sake of the School And there you can travel on comfortable flat-bottomed steamers along the main river to New Orleans, a great harbour for the export of cotton. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People In its stead, were piled rows upon rows of yellow, flat-bottomed boats, one on top of another, with boards separating them. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life She drew only two feet of water, and was flat-bottomed. A Jolly Fellowship They had several flat-bottomed skiffs that were used for that purpose, usually by the boy in his fur-hunting expeditions during the fall and winter seasons. Afloat or, Adventures on Watery Trails A large flat-bottomed boat was slung on chains which spanned the river, and could be worked slowly across the water by means of a small windlass. For the Sake of the School At first linemen crept along the cables, carrying tow ropes to which flat-bottomed boats were attached. The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado There sat a hopeless-looking little man at the clumsy oars of a flat-bottomed boat. Old Man Savarin and Other Stories The boat was of good size, and it was flat-bottomed, which meant it would not easily tip over. The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island They made their way along for some distance until near the place where the three flat-bottomed skiffs were kept tied up. Afloat or, Adventures on Watery Trails Another source of trade was the Potomac River, which was navigable above Georgetown as far as Cumberland in long, flat-bottomed boats, sharp at both ends, called "gondolas." Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis A small trading ketch lay there, careened as the tide had left her; but at no great angle, thanks to her flat-bottomed build. The Adventures of Harry Revel Their only hope is now the horse-ferry, an aged flat-bottomed contrivance wound across by a squad of natives and a chain. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 The troops were taken on shore in flat-bottomed boats, with muffled oars. The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country There he bought two large flat-bottomed boats, upon which he embarked his whole company, with their horses, wagons, baggage, and implements. Captains of Industry or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making Money The path to it was well beaten, but Caius observed that it ran past the cellar down the chine to a landing where Day now kept a flat-bottomed boat. The Mermaid A Love Tale Scarcely had the Janissaries finished the repast with which we had furnished them, than the Russians came in flat-bottomed boats; not a Janissary escaped. Candide A flotilla of two hundred flat-bottomed vessels had been provided, stored with provisions, and manned by two thousand five hundred veterans under the command of Boissot. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 They are the ordinary flat-bottomed square-ended Dutch barges, roofed in, and when the interior has been cleared out they form elongated covered floating boxes. On the Fringe of the Great Fight The next morning we obtained the use of a large flat-bottomed scow and paddled ourselves up the river which flows into the Indian Lake from Louis Lake. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 Or shall we meet his flat-bottomed boats with a united front, a stern 'Thus far and no farther,' and send them home with their tails between their legs? The Mayor of Troy The craft appeared to be flat-bottomed, and for about a third of her length amidships the upper half of her hull was covered with a curving, domelike roof of glass. A Honeymoon in Space Finally, after a halt before Calais, the Armada came within sight of Dunkirk, where Parma's army, with its flat-bottomed transports, was waiting to embark. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII Large flat-bottomed bowl, 6 inches in height, 11 inches in diameter at the top, and 8 at the base. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 The hunter's boat was a narrow, long, flat-bottomed craft, capable of carrying two persons if they were sober and careful. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 He placed 150 more in the ships in the anchorage, and embarked the remainder in flat-bottomed boats for the voyage up the Chagres. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. At Havre and Dunkirk huge flotillas of flat-bottomed boats lay at their moorings; 18,000 French veterans were ready to embark. Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes The canoes were of red cedar, and flat-bottomed; the paddles had oval blades, to which short, quick strokes were given perpendicularly to the water entering and leaving. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America A flat-bottomed bowl symmetrical in shape but rudely finished. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 These are now marooned and waiting for assistance, which I am informed will be sent from Cabes in the form of flat-bottomed boats fitted with motor auxiliaries. The Man Who Rocked the Earth There was no immediate cause for haste, because the Spanish admiral could not cross the sandbanks into the Gulf until he had obtained flat-bottomed boats from Caracas. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. Periaguas, or large flat-bottomed canoes, were to be constructed for use in shoal waters. The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century Meanwhile his invention of flat-bottomed boats for the invasion of England raised him still higher in the estimation of the Maréchal de Belle-Isle. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements Jounced against the rough, rock walls, bumped over shoal places, and at times whirled almost broadside on by the swift current, the queer, flat-bottomed boat containing our three young friends was hurried through the darkness. The Border Boys Across the Frontier At Rigolet the men had disembarked and loaded their howitzers, mules, and supplies upon the flat-bottomed barges brought with them for that purpose. The Man Who Rocked the Earth The Italians had a "lagoon fleet" ranging from the swiftest of motor boats, armed with machine guns, small cannon, and torpedo tubes, to huge, cumbersome, flat-bottomed British monitors, mounting the biggest guns. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War The small ones vary in shape from the preceding form to that of a flat-bottomed basin. Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428 A flat-bottomed flaring bowl ornamented internally with spiral ridges and undulated margin shown in fig. Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico in 1880 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 429-466 Instantly the flat-bottomed craft swung dizzily around, and still held by her stern mooring, dashed against the bank. The Border Boys Across the Frontier He rows with a clean manly stroke—even in an old flat-bottomed boat—through the hazy sunset into the dusk. A Certain Rich Man With a chunk he fell into a flat-bottomed boat, directly on top of several smaller fish. A Chinese Wonder Book The voices, as the flat-bottomed little skiff was pushed off in pursuit of the boat which was hurrying Binhart out into the night, seemed remote and thin, as though coming from across foggy water. Never-Fail Blake On a very pleasant afternoon that fall, a man came down Crooked Creek in a small flat-bottomed boat. What Might Have Been Expected The sponson, a flat-bottomed canoe with air tanks in the sides, came into view around the cliff propelled by one paddler in the stern. The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods Or, The Winnebagos Go Camping These are safer than the round-bottomed, but are more easily capsized than the flat-bottomed boats. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls Between sea and settlement stand the canoes, flat-bottomed and tip-tilted like Turkish slippers; where the land is low and floods are high, each is mounted upon four posts. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative These lighters being flat-bottomed could run ashore on the sand and land troops dry-shod. The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and 14th (F. & F. Yeo.) Battn. R.H. 1914-1919 They were of two general types, truss-framed or bulkhead-framed; all were flat-bottomed, with a rake of about 45� at bow and stern. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The Site of the Terminal Station. Paper No. 1157 They at once began constructing two large flat-bottomed boats of light enough draft to run the rapids in the flood-tide of spring. Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark The safest boat on placid water is the heavy, flat-bottomed rowboat with oars secured to the oar-locks. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls He used to go out in an old scow, or flat-bottomed boat, on a river near his home. The Beginner's American History The bellam is a long, flat-bottomed boat not unlike a punt but narrowing at each end to a point, the stem and stern-post alike ending in a high curved piece suggestive of a gondola. A Dweller in Mesopotamia Being the Adventures of an Official Artist in the Garden of Eden Above the site the walls widened gradually until they formed a pocket, flat-bottomed, half a mile wide. Under Handicap A Novel When the oil was obtained it was run into flat-bottomed boats which leaked badly. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie They are strong, flat-bottomed, will carry a heavy load, are easy to paddle or pole, and will stand rough water. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls I sat in a flat-bottomed boat, enjoying the soft melancholy Italian evening. Visionaries On the night of the 14th thirty flat-bottomed boats stole quietly up the Hudson, passed the American forts undiscovered, and made their way through Spuyten Duyvil Creek into Harlem River. The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention "I read once about a 'sneak-box'—a flat-bottomed shooting canoe— that could carry a sail and serve at the same time as a cabin." In Search of the Okapi A Story of Adventure in Central Africa These river boats are flat-bottomed and only draw six feet. Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916, from Robert Palmer, who was killed in the Battle of Um El Hannah, June 21, 1916, aged 27 years How to use the paddle and a flat-bottomed rowboat. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls What is here represented is a flat-bottomed boat, which perhaps might never have been discovered had it not been driven ashore near to Selsey Bill during the gales of the early part of 1837. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 Shabby looking fishing smacks, with dirty white wings, like birds too indolent to plume themselves, passed constantly, and flat-bottomed canoes, manned by good-humored negro oystermen, plied a lazy, thievish trade, with passing steamers. Princess Away the flat-bottomed punt slid down the clear green stream, the sun shining, the cascades sparkling, the strange precipices which wall the gorge, copper-tinted in the morning light. The Motor Maid The boat was a rude craft, unpainted, flat-bottomed, but light enough, and not badly formed for speed. The Mormon Prophet At the present time, an American company has established a service of flat-bottomed steamers which cover the distance in seven days, thus reducing the risks of the journey by one-half. About Orchids A Chat In this case the bottom takes equal slopes at the ends, and both bow and stern are of the same width, and an ordinary flat-bottomed boat with parallel sides is the result. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making The boat is flat-bottomed, seventy feet long and eight or nine feet wide, its sides of oak boards fastened with bark ropes and iron bolts. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 But from the bend the lines slope upward, until at the stern the boat is quite flat-bottomed and only about three feet in depth. The Romance of the Coast They would have tea at the restaurant on the north of Dickebusch Vyver, and afterwards go for a row in the little flat-bottomed boats, accompanied, no doubt, by some nice dark Flemish girls. Adventures of a Despatch Rider Pir-napishtim set to work and made a flat-bottomed vessel, which was 120 cubits wide and 120 cubits in height. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria The gondola was a flat-bottomed boat, and inferior in nautical qualities—speed, handiness, and seaworthiness—to the galleys, which probably were keeled. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence Slowly in front of me a great flat-bottomed boat crossed the river with two great white oxen. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition He and Saul, taking long-handled oars and poles, went down to the water's edge, where a big, flat-bottomed boat was lying drawn up on the shore to avoid the autumn storms. What Necessity Knows Fortunately the sail was not up: as it was, the flat-bottomed boat was nearly swamped. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India The earlier type was of "bath-tub" shape, round and flat-bottomed, with a rounded lid, while the later was the "slipper-shaped coffin", which was ornamented with charms. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Two hours' forced marching brought us to the river, a real one, with three pontoon bridges, newly built and held firm on flat-bottomed boats moored in mid-stream. The Amateur Army And beyond, an old flat-bottomed punt and a river, a real river— Scarlet with confusion, Kenny sprang to his feet. Kenny The Governor trusted it would have destroyed the whole fleet; but from what I can learn, nothing was really lost except a few of the flat-bottomed landing boats used in the disembarkation of the troops. French and English A Story of the Struggle in America He hoped to find at the canal one of the bergantins, or flat-bottomed boats, in which vegetables, fruit and flowers were brought to the city for sale. The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty Why, you junk-rigged, flat-bottomed, meadow lugger, don't you know any better than that? The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales Every available spot of the deck and paddle-boxes of the small, flat-bottomed iron steamer, was crowded with as motley a set of passengers as ever sailed since the days of Captain Noah. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 423 Volume 17, New Series, February 7, 1852 The punt, flat-bottomed and old, he proclaimed a delight. Kenny It took them but a few minutes to carry their luggage to the lake and place it on board a small flat-bottomed boat lying upon the shore. Jess of the Rebel Trail Now he had a flat-bottomed sled with a rising front to it that would serve. A Little Book for Christmas They floated down the wild stream, in capacious flat-bottomed barges, till they came to the mouth of the Kama. The Empire of Russia He laid down his tools, unmoored the flat-bottomed boat, and poled across. Lady Good-for-Nothing Did she scull the old, flat-bottomed punt back and forth, back and forth, when the winter wind was howling up the river? Kenny Many of the cooks never acquired the art of rowing straight, and whenever they put a spurt on the lurky would run amuck in consequence of being flat-bottomed and having no keel. Looking Seaward Again The crude juice thus obtained is placed in shallow flat-bottomed receivers, and exposed to the sun until it has acquired sufficient consistency to be packed in gourds for exportation. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. This was an old flat-bottomed affair, which had been unused since Uncle Steve bought the new boat. Marjorie's Maytime A flat-bottomed boat lay moored to the bank, close by. Lady Good-for-Nothing Remember your flat-bottomed boat that always leaked when we used to go fishing in it. Kit of Greenacre Farm A heavy charge was made for the use of the place, and also for the hire of the cook's lurky, a flat-bottomed kind of boat constructed of rough planks. Looking Seaward Again Further, a fleet of ten ships of war was to be maintained, and 350 flat-bottomed transports built for the conveyance of an invading army to England. History of Holland The carriage was first put on board a large flat-bottomed boat, into which the horses then jumped, one by one, the last to embark tumbling down and rolling among the legs of the others. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months On one side of it lies a fleet of flat-bottomed lighters manned by glistening and excited negroes. Jaffery The little old, red, flat-bottomed boat out in midstream, with Billie standing, barelegged to his knees, straddling from the stem seat to the rear middle one, while he strove persuasively with a big pickerel. Kit of Greenacre Farm Attached to a tree on the shore was a small flat-bottomed boat, which attracted the attention of the soldier boy. The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army A Story of the Great Rebellion To CURL, a game, to throw or force a flat-bottomed stone along the surface of ice. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. It was something like a flat-bottomed scow, the sides being just high enough to prevent whatever cargo it carried, from rolling off into the water. The Young Engineers on the Gulf Or, The Dread Mystery of the Million Dollar Breakwater Our flat-bottomed boats rowed heavily with their loads, but proved perfectly safe, and very comfortable. Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 2 Kit selected the newest of the lot, a slender green boat that Billie had lately acquired, although she had never tried rowing anything but a flat-bottomed boat. Kit of Greenacre Farm The next moment a flat-bottomed boat appeared, heavy, hollowed out with no skill and with oars as small as sticks. Invisible Links The body was landed at Courbevoie from a flat-bottomed barge that had been constructed to bring it up the Seine. France in the Nineteenth Century As they moved so slowly, and appeared so broad, he conjectured that they were flat-bottomed punts, and, straining his eyes, he fancied he detected horses on board. After London Or, Wild England Bake a common sponge cake in a flat-bottomed pudding-dish; when ready to use, cut in six or eight pieces, split and spread with butter and return them to the dish. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home |
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