barge

IPA: bˈɑrdʒ

A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.
A richly decorated ceremonial state vessel propelled by rowers for river processions.
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.
One of the boats of a warship having fourteen oars
The wooden disk in which bread or biscuit is placed on a mess table.
(US) A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.
(US, dialect, dated) A large omnibus used for excursions.
A surname.

Examples of "barge" in Sentences

At the site, all the tugs have the barge ram ready.
Barge traffic in the area assisted in the evacuation.
The operator stands at the front of the barge or punt.
He was delighted with the present of the barge the most.
$30 Million in barge revenues versus $7B fishing industry.
The mechanism is contained in a barge, anchored to the seabed.
The Dutch yacht is the fore runner of the Thames sailing barge.
Barges are usable the length of Brevard in the inland waterway.
Resolution of the dispute and final disposition of the barge is unknown.
A miniature of a royal barge was amongst the booty of the tomb of Tutankhamun.
- Sosuke (shouting to father whose barge is passing by his house): "I'm taking care of everyone, Dad!"
The beverage barge is crafted out of foam noodles, readily available everywhere from chain stores to pool supply specialists.
"I presume you want to tell us that you intend to go home, that the barge is yours, that the treasures are yours, and that you want to take everything with you and be our leader."
When the barge is filled to capacity (about 1,200 tons), it returns to the firm's tank farm, on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula, where the meltwater is stored for bottling, brewing, and making vodka.
I was given a flyer at the Joco malecon yesterday and according to someone whom I asked about it, the price has dropped considerably to ride the the barge from the Joco malecon to San Juan Cosala, or that is the destination according to my inexcusably bad Spanish.