keelboat

[ keel-boht ]

/ ˈkilˌboʊt /

a roughly built, shallow freight boat, having a keel to permit sailing into the wind.

Origin of keelboat

1685–95; keel¹ or keel² + boat

He was captain of a keelboat, which was the craft mostly used in ascending the river.

Stories Of Ohio |William Dean Howells
The keelboat Mary Ann come up the river with a lot of travellers.

Mildred Keith |Martha Finley
Somewhere on the upper river Sublette sent the boat back, and proceeded by keelboat to Fort Union.

Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions) |Maximilian, Prinz von Wied
A keelboat was generally manned by ten hands, principally Canadian French, and a patroon or master.

The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 |Ben Casseday

About sundown a keelboat came down the river and landed, bearing three dead bodies and several wounded.

Fifty Years In The Northwest |William Henry Carman Folsom

keelboat

/ (ˈkiːlˌbəʊt) /

a river boat with a shallow draught and a keel, used for freight and moved by towing, punting, or rowing