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
Non-self-propelled marine vessel used as cargo tankers, equipment and supply carriers, crane platforms and support and accommodation bases in offshore drilling, and as submarine pipe-laying vessels
If you barge into a place or barge through it, you rush or push into it in a rough and rude way. Students tried to barge into the secretariat buildings
A barge is a long, narrow boat with a flat bottom. Barges are used for carrying heavy loads, especially on canals. Carrying goods by train costs nearly three times more than carrying them by barge
The cargo-carrying vehicle which may or may not have its own propulsion mechanism for the purpose of transporting goods Primarily used by Inland water carriers, basic barges have open tops, but there are covered barges for both dry and liquid cargoes
Flat-bottomed boat designed to carry cargo on inland waterways,usually without engines or crew accommodations Barges can be lashed together and either pushed or pulled by tugs, carrying cargo of 60,000 tons or more Small barges for carrying cargo between ship and shore are known as lighters
A vessel, either motorized or towed, used to carry products in navigable waterways Inland river barges that carry oil products generally hold 25,000 barrels Ocean-going barges range in size up to 120,000 barrels
a A long, large, usually flat-bottomed boat for transporting freight that is generally un-powered and towed or pushed by other craft b A large, open pleasure boat used for parties, pageants, or formal ceremonies
a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) transport by barge on a body of water push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room
To skate or just go where you are not wanted, or where that chance is possible i e "No one was home, and the sign said not to skate, but we barged anyway "
verb To skate or just go where you are not wanted, or where that chance is possible i e "No one was home, and the sign said not to skate, but we barged anyway "
The original type of commercial ships on the canals, mostly built in the first half of the 19th century Barges are made of steel, with their size fitting exactly the size of the locks They are steered from the outside with the tiller and were originally drawn by horses, and have been motorized later in that century, mostly with the Bollinger engine, a One cylinder time machine They have been numbered, as they are built When they have an engine, a "M" is appended to the number Barges have transporting Guinness from Dublin to the countryside and bringing turf, wheat and other agricultural goods into Dublin In the last 30 years a lot of barges have been converted into house barges, with the addition of living rooms and a cockpit To improve their navigation, a big amount of reinforced concrete is filled in their bilges as ballast
If you barge into someone or barge past them, you bump against them roughly and rudely. He barged past her and sprang at Gillian, knocking her to the floor. a large low boat with a flat bottom, used for carrying goods on a canal or river. to move somewhere in a rough careless way, often hitting against things = push
Flat-bottomed boat designed to carry cargo on inland waterways, usually without engines or crew accommodations Barges can be lashed together and either pushed or pulled by tugs, carrying cargo of 60,000 tons or more Small barges for carrying cargo between ship and shore are known as lighters
A long, narrow, light boat, employed to carry the principal sea officers, such as admirals and captains of ships of war, to shore They were very unfit for open sea