A flat-bottomed boat with sloping ends, used as a lighter and in dredging and other harbor services. The workers loaded the debris onto the scow for removal from the construction site.
A large, flat-bottomed boat used for transporting bulk materials. The scow was filled with gravel to be delivered to the construction site across the river.
slang, chiefly North American: an old, dilapidated or clumsy motor vehicle or vessel. He finally sold the rusty scow he had been driving since college.