A roughly built, shallow freight boat, formerly used on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, having a keel to permit sailing into the wind.
i) A yacht built with a permanent keel instead of a centreboard, ii) a large flat boat used on American rivers.
river boat with a shallow draught and a keel but no sails; used to carry freight; moved by rowing or punting or towing
A sailing yacht with a fixed keel.
a large boat used on rivers with a deckhouse and area for storage. The boat was usually powered by oars although some also had sails. Most often though, to get the boat upriver the crew attached a long rope and pulled it behind them while walking along the shore.
A Keelboat is a keeled boat built for the navigation of rivers. It is similar to a riverboat, but is typically controlled with oars or poles. Keelboats have been used for exploration, such as the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and for carrying people and cargo.
