belandre

A small flat-bottomed craft, used principally on the rivers, canals, and roadsteads of France.

Noun

  1. A small flat-bottomed craft, used principally on the rivers, canals, and roadsteads of France.

Origin

Borrowed from French belandre, from Dutch bijlander (whence also English bilander), equivalent to by- + lander.

Forms

belandres