Barge
[bɑːdʒ] or [bɑrdʒ]
Definition
(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; 'she barged into the meeting room'.
Edited by Hilda--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A pleasure boat; a vessel or boat of state, elegantly furnished and decorated.
(n.) A large, roomy boat for the conveyance of passengers or goods; as, a ship's barge; a charcoal barge.
(n.) A large boat used by flag officers.
(n.) A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.
(n.) A large omnibus used for excursions.
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Definition
n. flat-bottomed freight boat with or without sails used on rivers and canals: the second boat of a man-of-war: a large pleasure or state boat.—ns. Bar′gee a bargeman; Barge′man The manager of a barge; Barge′-mas′ter the proprietor of a barge.
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Examples
- When she looked again, there was no barge, no river, no daylight, and a man whom she had never before seen held a candle close to her face. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- K K, Steam Winches for working moorings and shifting position of the barge. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- A barge was being towed towards her, and she sat down on the bank to rest and watch it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Newcomen and Watt had not then demonstrated that steam was not unconquerable, but the hitching it to the slow barge and the rapid car was yet to come. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- This canvas cover was then spread on a flat barge, small sections of pig iron being attached around the edges of it. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It was a light night, and a barge coming down summoned him out of a long doze. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- A load of steel cotton ties was raised near Natchez and a barge of iron wire near Pittsburgh. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- His luck's got fouled under the keels of the barges. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The latter was encumbered with barges of coal in tow, and consequently could make but little speed against the rapid current of the Mississippi. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- There were a few lighters and barges, but none of the great merchantmen such as ply the upper air between the cities of the outer world. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- There were some boats and barges astrand in the mud, and these enabled us to come within a few yards of her without being seen. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- They took twelve barges in tow, loaded also with rations. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- And what's more,--the boat's drove tight by the tide 'atwixt two tiers of barges. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Two large barges of kerosene were sent into the tunnel, and an air pipe connected to them. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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