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   ‖Bateau (), n.; pl. Bateaux (). [F. bateau, LL. batellus, fr. battus, batus, boat, which agrees with AS. bāt boat: cf. W. bad boat. See Boat, n.] A boat; esp. a flat-bottomed, clumsy boat used on the Canadian lakes and rivers. [Written also, but less properly, batteau.]
   
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   Bateau bridge, a floating bridge supported by bateaux.
   
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