Synonyms for barge
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bahrj |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɑrdʒ |
Définition of barge
Origin :- c.1300, "small seagoing vessel with sails," from Old French barge, Old Provençal barca, from Medieval Latin barga, perhaps from Celtic, or perhaps from Latin *barica, from Greek baris "Egyptian boat," from Coptic bari "small boat." Meaning "flat-bottomed freight boat" dates from late 15c.
- noun large work boat
- By the time we reach Valence, soon after mid-day, we have passed one barge only.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- Make haste, then, or we shall have to wait till the barge has gone by.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- I never did see anybody as busy as you get, Alice, when you're towin' a barge.
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
- Children by the dozen were making friends from barge to barge.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- The barge is coming off, Mr. Hardy, with the pennant flying, sir!
- Extract from : « Captain Brand of the "Centipede" » by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise
- Mr. Rat, have the barge manned, and send her on shore for the commodore.
- Extract from : « Captain Brand of the "Centipede" » by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise
- How the sight of her held us in pity as the barge sailed slowly round.
- Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
- To be sure he might come by the river; there's water enough now for the Cobham barge.
- Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
- Get us a direct line from your barge to the big board here so we can direct the work.
- Extract from : « One-Shot » by James Benjamin Blish
- Moonlight could not have been more luscious on Cleopatra's barge than it was there.
- Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
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