资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bateau \Ba*teau"\, n.; pl. {Bateaux}. [F. bateau, LL. batellus,
   fr. battus, batus, boa, which agrees with AS. b[=a]t 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}.]

   {Bateau bridge}, a floating bridge supported by bateaux.

资料来源 : WordNet®

bateaux
     See {bateau}