flat bottom
Shallow-draft hull design
A flat bottom is the underside of something that lies level rather than curved or pointed.
Boats with flat bottoms sit stable in shallow water but handle poorly in rough seas.
The term applies to any vessel, container, or object designed with a level base: a flat-bottom skillet, flat-bottom paper bags.
Also spelled as one word or hyphenated.
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- puntKick before landing
- jon boatSmall flat-hulled watercraft
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