Bateau

Boat. Pontoon. Barge. Car of balloon (rarely). Ve el (colloq.) of all cla es except warships.—Bateau d’équipage. Service pontoon.—Bateau réglementaire en bois. Old pattern wooden pontoon.—Bateau en téle d’acier. New pattern steel pontoon.—Bateau-citerne. Tank ve el.— Bateau-char bonnier. Collier (sea-going or harbour).— Bateau-feu, bateau-phare. Lightship.—Bateau-canon.— Boat mounting big gun (the former English distinction of “‘ gunboat” as against “ gun ve el,’ which in French is Canonniére). —Bateau gli eur. Hydroplane boat.—Bateau de plaisance. Pleasure boat.—Bateau de commerce. River or canal barge. [p.56]