1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Bateau \Ba*teau"\, noun; pl. {Bateaux}. [F. bateau, LL. batellus, fr. battus, batus, boat, which agrees with AS. b[=a]t boat: cf. W. bad boat. See {Boat}, noun] A boat; esp. a flat-bottomed, clumsy boat used on the Canadian lakes and rivers. [Written also, but less properly, {batteau}.] {Bateau bridge}, a floating bridge supported by bateaux.

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