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thumb|A flatboat passing a long cigar-shaped keelboat on the [[Ohio River.]]
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- Great Britain
- "Keel" as a unit of coal
- United States
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thumb|A flatboat passing a long cigar-shaped keelboat on the [[Ohio River.]]
A flatboat (or broadboat) was a rectangular flat-bottomed boat with square ends used to transport freight and passengers on inland waterways in the United States. The flatboat could be any size, but essentially it was a large, sturdy tub with a hull.
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