EGAVE

barge

About 1.83 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.
  2. noun A richly decorated ceremonial state vessel propelled by rowers for river processions.
  3. 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.
  4. noun One of the boats of a warship having fourteen oars
  5. noun The wooden disk in which bread or biscuit is placed on a mess table.
  6. noun A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.
  7. noun A large bus used for excursions.
  8. verb To intrude or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner.

Similar words

flatboat hoy lighter push forward thrust ahead houseboat vessel skiff scow boat

Often followed by

and was in to canal of with is on

Word family

barged barges barging

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