Definition of barge
: any of various boats: such asa : a roomy usually flat-bottomed boat used chiefly for the transport of goods on inland waterways and usually propelled by towingb : a large motorboat supplied to the flag officer of a flagshipc : a roomy pleasure boat; especially : a boat of state elegantly furnished and decorated
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And most prominent is steam barge The Mary Jarecki, wrecked in 1883.
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Kinney believes the plane on the barge is the Electra, and that two of the people on the dock are Earhart and Noonan.
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But to most of the buying public, Lexus is still synonymous with mattress-soft barges and cushy carpool-lane SUVs.
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The photo appears to show Earhart and Noonan in front of a barge towing an airplane, and the image is stamped with the official markings of the Office of Naval Intelligence.
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With fireworks launched from four barges strategically placed around San Diego Bay, spectators can see the displays from Shelter Island, Harbor Island, the Embarcadero and Seaport Village, and Coronado Landing.
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Malibu Fireworks WHERE AND WHEN: Saturday, July 1, Carbon/La Costa Beach Tuesday, July 4, Paradise Cove Tuesday, July 4, Malibu Colony Cove WHAT: Fireworks lit from barges off the coast.
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These also can transfer loads to barges for river shipping.
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Although not affiliated with the Big Bay Boom, the Coronado fireworks display also launches from a barge, this one situated in Glorietta Bay.
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Origin and Etymology of barge
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin barca
barge
Definition of barge
barged
;barging
transitive verb
: to carry by barge
intransitive verb
1 : to move ponderously or clumsily
2 : to thrust oneself heedlessly or unceremoniously barged into the meeting
Examples of barge in a Sentence
He came rushing down the stairs, barging into the crowd of people at the bottom.
She barged through the door without even knocking.
Recent Examples of barge from the Web
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A series of mega-mergers currently under way is concentrating even more power in the hands of a few, giving them the heft to barge into new markets.
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Before the storms barged in, festival crowds and bands endured hours of oppressive heat that was magnified by the lack of wind or ventilation.
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That’s when USCP Officer Jacob Chestnut and Detective John Gibson died when gunman Russell Weston Jr. barged in with a gun.
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The neighbor, who was identified as Cash Freeman, barged into the home and shot Foster twice in the back with a revolver, according to NBC News.
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There was no mention of last month's diplomatic kerfuffle which erupted after video went viral of Trump apparently pushing Markovic aside and barging to the front of the pack for a group photo.
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Customers scattered and dove to the ground when a robber with a semi-automatic handgun barged into a West Park pawn shop and exchanged gunfire with an employee, surveillance video shows.
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When Donald Trump barged past the leader of NATO’s next member to bask in the media spotlight at the alliance’s summit, footage of the incident soon flooded the internet.
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Without knocking, Maskell and Magnus both barged into the apartment, Maskell wearing a furious expression on his face.
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First Known Use of barge
1649
BARGE Defined for English Language Learners
barge
playDefinition of barge for English Language Learners
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: a large boat that has a flat bottom and that is used to carry goods in harbors and on rivers and canals
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Definition of barge for English Language Learners
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: to move or push in a fast, awkward, and often rude way
BARGE Defined for Kids
Definition of barge for Students
: a broad boat with a flat bottom used chiefly in harbors and on rivers and canals
Definition of barge for Students
barged
;barging
: to move or push in a fast and often rude way He barged through the crowd.
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