barge
Other forms: barges; barged; barging
A barge is a big, flat boat that can transport heavy goods over water. You might see a barge carrying a load of new cars down a river.
Barges are useful for moving very heavy things along canals and rivers. A typical barge can hold more than a thousand tons of cargo, so it's ideal for bulky, weighty goods. Barge is also a verb, meaning both "move by barge" and "shove forward," as when you barge in the door of a crowded party or barge into your brother's room just to bother him. The root is believed to be the Greek baris, "Egyptian boat."
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a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)types:dredgera barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredginghouseboata barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwellingpontoon(nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridgescowa barge carrying bulk materials in an open holdtype of:boata small vessel for travel on water
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transport by barge on a body of water
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push one's way“she barged into the meeting room”synonyms: push forward, thrust aheadtype of:belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on itmove fast
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