Barge

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A long, large, usually flatbottom boat for transporting freight that is generally unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft.
  • noun. A large, open pleasure boat used for parties, pageants, or formal ceremonies.
  • noun. A powerboat reserved for the use of an admiral.
  • intransitive verb. To carry by barge.
  • intransitive verb. To move about clumsily.
  • intransitive verb. To intrude or interrupt, especially rudely.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A book-name of the godwit.
  • noun. plural In mining, sheets of iron, zinc, or wood used for shedding water in wet shafts or workings. Barrowman, Glossary.
  • noun. A sailing vessel of any sort.
  • noun. A flat-bottomed vessel of burden used in loading and unloading ships, and, on rivers and canals, for conveying goods from one place to another.
  • noun. A long, double-banked boat, spacious and of elegant construction, for the use of flag-officers of ships of war.
  • noun. A practice-boat used by crews in training for a race. It is commonly a long, narrow, lap-streak boat, somewhat wider and stronger than a shell, and thus better fitted for rough water.
  • noun. A boat for passengers or freight, two-decked, but without sails or power, and in service towed by a steam-boat or tug: used for pleasure-excursions and for the transportation of hay and other bulky merchandise.
  • noun. A pleasure-boat; in former times, a vessel or boat of state, often magnificently adorned, furnished with elegant apartments, canopied and cushioned, decorated with banners and draperies, and propelled by a numerous body of oarsmen: used by sovereigns, officers, magistrates, etc., and in various pageants, as the marriage of the Adriatic at Venice and the Lord Mayor's parade at London.
  • noun. In New England, a large wagon, coach, or omnibus for carrying picnic parties or conveying passengers to and from hotels, etc.
  • To carry or transport by means of barges.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A pleasure boat; a vessel or boat of state, elegantly furnished and decorated.
  • noun. A large, roomy boat for the conveyance of passengers or goods.
  • noun. A large boat used by flag officers.
  • noun. A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.
  • noun. A large omnibus used for excursions.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo
  • noun. A richly decorated ceremonial state vessel propelled by rowers for river processions
  • noun. A large flat-bottomed coastal trading vessel having a large spritsail and jib-headed topsail, a fore staysail and a very small mizen, and having leeboards instead of a keel
  • noun. One of the boats of a warship having fourteen oars
  • noun. The wooden disk in which bread or biscuit is placed on a mess table
  • noun. A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.
  • noun. A large omnibus used for excursions.
  • verb. To intrude or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner.
  • verb. To push someone.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
  • verb. transport by barge on a body of water
  • verb. push one's way
  • Word Usage
    ""I presume you want to tell us that you intend to go home, that the barge is yours, that the treasures are yours, and that you want to take everything with you and be our leader.""
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    Hypernym
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    Words with the same terminal sound
    Marge  charge  discharge  enlarge  large  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    boat  canoe  carriage  carrier  craft  
    Synonym
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    amble  boat  bowl along  bundle  bus  
    verb-form
    barged  bargees  barges  barging