barge en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- audio
- /ˈbɑɹd͡ʒ/ (General-American)
- [ˈbɑɹd͡ʒ] (General-American)
- /ˈbɑːd͡ʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ˈbɑːd͡ʒ] (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Egyptian bꜣjr Demotic Egyptian br Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ (baare)der. Ancient Greek βᾶρῐς (bârĭs)der. Latin bāris Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Vulgar Latin -icusder. Vulgar Latin -ica Vulgar Latin *bārica Late Latin barca Vulgar Latin *barga Old French bargebor. Middle English barge English barge From Middle English barge, borrowed from Old French barge (“boat”), from Vulgar Latin *barga, a variant of Late Latin barca, a regular syncope of Vulgar Latin *barica, from Classical Latin bāris, from Ancient Greek βᾶρις (bâris, “Egyptian boat”), from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ (baare, “small boat”), from Demotic Egyptian br, from Egyptian bꜣjrb-bA-A-y:r*Z1-P1 (“transport ship”). Doublet of bark, barque and baris.
Meanings
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A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.
Not far from the station can be seen one of the old barges of the Nar Navigation Company which has become so much a part of the bank it has a tree growing in it.
1958 June 14, Donald L. Gordon, “The Lynn & Dereham Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 396:
- 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, historical) A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.
- (US, dated, dialectal, historical) A large bus used for excursions.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| barges | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
barge in · shoulder-barge · hoverbarge · bargewoman · bargelike · bargeful · Thames barge · bread-barge · barge master · dumb barge · solar barge · barger · bargee · Thames sailing barge · bargeman · barge pole · barge cruise · barge board · monkey barge · sun barge · honey barge · billet barge · bunker barge · bargemaster
Hyponyms
dumb barge (Hyponyms of barge (noun)) · row barge (Hyponyms of barge (noun)) · rowbarge (Hyponyms of barge (noun)) · admiral's barge (Hyponyms of barge (noun))
Synonyms
Translations (70)
mn чиргүүл онгоц (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · be ба́ржа (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · ru ба́ржа (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · is prammi (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · af aak (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · it bettolina (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · mn барж (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · es lancha a remolque (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · ro mahonă (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · bg баркас (coastal trading vessel) · vi sà lan (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · da pram (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · ca barcassa (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · el φορτηγίδα (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · mk ба́рка (coastal trading vessel) · cmn 駁船 /驳船 (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · fi lotja (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · gl barca (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · fi proomu (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · it chiatta (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · fi kaleeri (rowed ceremonial vessel) · he אַרְבָּה (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · ru ба́рка (coastal trading vessel) · nl duwbak (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · ko 짐배 (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · he אַרְבָּה (rowed ceremonial vessel) · pt barcaça (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · de Lastkahn (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · hu uszály (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · it maona (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · de Schleppkahn (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · he דוברה (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · ga báirse (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · af aak (coastal trading vessel) · pl szalupa (one of the boats of a warship having fourteen oars) · ja はしけ (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · gl barcaza (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · mn ачааны онгоц (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · crh barja (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · it paniere (the wooden disk in which bread or biscuit is placed on a mess table) · hi बजरा (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · sv pråm (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · mk ба́ржа (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · ja 艀 (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · uk ба́ржа (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · es barcaza (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · ko 바지선 (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · grc βᾶρις (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · pl barka (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · pl barka (coastal trading vessel) · pl tratwa (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · fa دوبه (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · tl gabara (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · mk шлеп (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · eo barĝo (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · nl aak (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · ru барка́с (coastal trading vessel) · cs nákladní říční člun (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · bg баркас (rowed ceremonial vessel) · bg шлеп (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · nl aak (coastal trading vessel) · hu bárka (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · no pram (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · cy cwch camlas (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · et praam (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · cs člun (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · ru ба́рка (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · mi pāti (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · fr chaland (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) · tr mavna (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters)