barge — meaning in English

English meaning

• barge noun A large flat-bottomed boat used to carry heavy goods, typically on rivers or canals.

Senses

barge is used for these senses in English:

• barge (watercraft) A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.
• godwit Any of four species of long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limosa, of the family Scolopacidae.

barge — full definition

1. noun A large flat-bottomed boat used to carry heavy goods, typically on rivers or canals.
2. verb To move clumsily or rudely, pushing through or into something.

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