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Vocabulary Entry
barge
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A large, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying goods on rivers and canals.
Example Sentences
"The barge floated down the river, loaded with coal."
"They used a barge to transport supplies to the construction site."
"The tourists enjoyed a ride on the historic barge."
V
verb
To load goods onto or transport by barge.
Example Sentences
"They barged the materials upriver to reach the remote village."
"The company plans to barge the goods instead of using trucks."
"He helped barge the supplies across the lake."