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Meanings of barge in English

Russian
самоходная баржа
Portuguese
chata
Spanish
gabarra
Catalan
gavarra
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Flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river, canal transport of heavy goods, usually pushed by tugboats.

        Related terms
        самоходная баржа
        Portuguese
        bateira
        Catalan
        pastera
        Spanish
        gabarra

        A flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)

              bateira
              Spanish
              irrumpir

              Push one's way.

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                    irrumpir
                    Usage of barge in English
                    1
                    I sat in the stern of the barge to tend the drag-rope.
                    Field and Forest; Or, The Fortunes of a Farmer
                    2
                    Luckily, we can use your badge to barge around and ask questions.
                    Dearly Devoted Dexter
                    3
                    Everybody in Plymouth would know this barge, and its purpose here today.
                    Man of War
                    4
                    The blockages have cost barge companies and other shippers millions of dollars.
                    Reuters
                    5
                    On the 4th I got a passage in the barge to H.M.C.S.
                    Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria / In searc...
                    6
                    The barge was the only vessel of levium that existed in England.
                    The Second Deluge
                    7
                    The barge was brought-to; and here you see Charley and his protector.
                    The Channings: A Story
                    8
                    Fred and I shared the cup, and the barge-master took the saucer.
                    A Great Emergency and Other Tales
                    9
                    He was on a barge on the sea under a bright sky.
                    The black prism
                    10
                    Cavendish says to him, 'They haven't seized my lord cardinal's barge yet.
                    Wolf hall
                    11
                    The rope became taut again and the men shrieked from the barge.
                    Kari the Elephant
                    12
                    The barge stops beside the Flag-ship, and the Admiral descends into it.
                    The War on All Fronts: England's Effort / Letters to an American...
                    13
                    Ireland's newest aqueduct was the centre of attention for barge enthusiasts yesterday.
                    The Irish Times
                    14
                    A distant barge in the direction of Battersea wailed and was still.
                    The Little Warrior
                    15
                    As soon as it lay-to the King came alongside in his barge.
                    Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1
                    16
                    They were sitting on the rail at the bow of the barge.
                    Three Soldiers
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