Bateau Road Homes For Sale 

This neighborhood boasts private lots and beautiful homes with golf and lagoon views.  If asked about the meaning of the word, “bateau” (sometimes spelled “batteau), residents will probably respond with the encyclopedia definition: “A bateau or batteau is a shallow-draft, flat-bottomed boat which was used especially in the colonial period. It was pointed at both ends but came in a wide variety of sizes. So, in essence, the name derives from the French word, bateau, which is simply the word for boat and the plural, bateaux, follows the French, an unusual construction for an English plural. In the southern United States, the term is still used to refer to flat-bottomed boats, including those elsewhere called jon boats. So, in essence, the name of this classy neighborhood has a classy name.

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