[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bateau \bateau"\, n.; pl. bateaux. f. bateau, ll. batellus,
   fr. battus, batus, boat, which agrees with as. b=at 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.
   1913 webster

   bateau bridge, a floating bridge supported by bateaux.
      1913 webster
see also:
bateaux boat batteau bateau bridge 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

bateaux
     see bateau
see also:
bateau 

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