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barge, large boat, generally flat-bottomed, used for transporting goods. Most barges on inland waterways are towed, but some river barges are self-propelled. There are also sailing barges. On the Great Lakes and in the American coastal trade, huge steel barges are used for transporting bulk cargoes such as coal. Large flat-bottomed barges called lighters are used for transporting cargo to or from a vessel that cannot be berthed at a pier or dock; LASH (for lighter-aboard ship) vessels are equipped to receive and unload lighters on board and thus reduce the time spent in port. Barge towing, done in the past by men or by horses or mules, is now accomplished mostly by steam or motor tugboat or by other, self-propelled barges. In use since the dawn of history, barges were common on the Nile in ancient Egypt. Some were highly decorated and used for carrying royalty; use of such state barges persisted in Europe until modern times. barge 1. a vessel, usually flat-bottomed and with or without its own power, used for transporting freight, esp on canals 2. a vessel, often decorated, used in pageants, for state occasions, etc. 3. Austral informal a heavy or cumbersome surfboard barge [bärj] (naval architecture) A large cargo-carrying craft which is towed or pushed by a tug on both seagoing and inland waters. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| While Cynthia Brandon, the mom, waited in the car, Mike Lugo, her son, went up to the targeted house, "snapped the lock on the homeowner's screen door and barged in as the woman retreated to the backyard, gun in hand. The 29-year-old suspect, whose wounds were not life-threatening, snapped the lock on the homeowner's screen door and barged in as the woman retreated to the backyard, gun in hand, according to a sheriff's report. This allows for biodiesel to be barged down river for export or up river to domestic destinations. |
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