scow C2 Topic:Transportation US /skaʊ/ UK /skaʊ/ See IPA manual Freq #56978 Meanings 1 noun a broad, flat-bottomed boat used chiefly to carry bulk freight A loaded scow moved slowly downriver behind the tugboat. 2 noun a flat-bottomed boat with broad, sloping or square ends The fishermen crossed the shallow channel in an old wooden scow. 3 verb to transport something in a scow The contractor scowed gravel across the inlet for the roadworks. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a broad, flat-bottomed boat... barge 2 noun · a flat-bottomed boat with... flatboat 3 verb · to transport something in a... barge Word family Forms scows Related forms boatfreightriver Etymology Borrowed from Dutch schouw, a flat-bottomed boat. The English word became especially associated with working boats that carry loose freight on rivers and harbors. Topics Transportation External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # scow **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /skaʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /skaʊ/ **Frequency rank:** 56978 ## Meanings 1. a broad, flat-bottomed boat used chiefly to carry bulk freight 2. a flat-bottomed boat with broad, sloping or square ends 3. to transport something in a scow ## Examples - A loaded scow moved slowly downriver behind the tugboat. - The fishermen crossed the shallow channel in an old wooden scow. - The contractor scowed gravel across the inlet for the roadworks. ## Synonyms - barge - flatboat ## Related Forms - boat - freight - river ## Etymology Borrowed from Dutch schouw, a flat-bottomed boat. The English word became especially associated with working boats that carry loose freight on rivers and harbors. ## Topics - Transportation markdown