барка́с — meaning in English

English meaning

• barge noun A large flat-bottomed boat used to carry heavy goods, typically on rivers or canals.
• launch verb To send something (a rocket, ship, or projectile) into motion, often forcefully.

Senses

барка́с is used for these senses in English:

• barge 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.

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.

launch — full definition

1. verb To send something (a rocket, ship, or projectile) into motion, often forcefully.
2. verb To start something new, such as a business, product, or campaign.
3. noun The act of starting or introducing something new, or of sending a vessel or rocket into motion.
4. noun A large motorboat, especially one used to ferry people to and from a larger ship.

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