Explore Barge through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like race or speed. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
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Barge meaning
- 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.
Synonyms of Barge
Using Barge
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: flatboat, rush along, pelt along, race.
- In the example corpus, barge often appears in combinations such as: the barge, barge in, barge is.
Context around Barge
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 5 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Barge
- In this selection, "barge" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, marine, people, via, transports, ran and wednesday stand out and add context to how "barge" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a barge transports teak and a large barge off the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "barge" sits close to words such as ailing, bale and beatrice, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with barge
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But that barge wasn’t rejected because there was a lack of room. (13 words)
As Alex frantically tries to hide Henry, Zahra and the staffer barge into the room. (15 words)
A runaway barge broke free from its allocated dock and smashed into a on Thursday 2 November. (17 words)
It is common for an operator to moor a barge at a riverside town and collect freight and passengers over a period of weeks before hiring a river tug to tow or push the barge to its destination. (38 words)
A 23-year-old Nigerian man has made an attempt on his own life in an Essex hotel car park after hearing he was due to be transferred on to the barge, according to a local charity. (37 words)
Almost two years to the day since a barge ran aground near Vancouver’s Sunset Beach—where it would remain for another year—there was a close call in the same location. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
It is common for an operator to moor a barge at a riverside town and collect freight and passengers over a period of weeks before hiring a river tug to tow or push the barge to its destination.
Modern use Towboat pushing a barge on the Chicago River Barges are used today for low-value bulk items, as the cost of hauling goods by barge is very low.
A 23-year-old Nigerian man has made an attempt on his own life in an Essex hotel car park after hearing he was due to be transferred on to the barge, according to a local charity.
A barge transports teak logs from forests in northern Myanmar via the Irrawaddy River to markets in Mandalay or Yangon.
Additionally, Vineyard Wind 1 is not allowed to run “marine barge and/or marine fuel services” without Packer’s consent.
A first-half double from Daniel Tupou and a barge-over from Joey Manu helped the Tricolours run out to an 18-2 halftime lead.
Almost two years to the day since a barge ran aground near Vancouver’s Sunset Beach—where it would remain for another year—there was a close call in the same location.
And people barge in and rush at the last minute…we are going to miss our flight and forge ahead,” said Harish Tyagi on Twitter.
An ocean carbon capture system sits on a barge Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at the Port of Los Angeles.
A platoon of contractors, along with state and park representatives, has been traversing the park’s swamps via barge.
A runaway barge broke free from its allocated dock and smashed into a on Thursday 2 November.
As Alex frantically tries to hide Henry, Zahra and the staffer barge into the room.
As far as McAskile knows, the barge is still usable at this time and did not burn.
A spokesperson for the Home Office barge contractor CTM confirmed that repairs to the plumbing were underway after an inspection by Wessex Water found failings.
August 2: The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) calls for an urgent meeting with the Home Secretary over safety concerns about the Bibby barge, later raising the possibility of legal action.
Beachgoers will notice a large barge off the coast through January, with heavy machinery, large piping and orange safety netting on the sand for the project.
But mostly, the barge is another way for people to embrace the long and frigid Duluth winters and connect to their bodies.
But that barge wasn’t rejected because there was a lack of room.
Canal Barge, which works much of the Mississippi as well as the Illinois and Ohio rivers, has had to lighten loads so barges ride higher in the water.
Even at home, a barge washing up on a beach in a storm introduced Vancouver to the institutional complexities present in a seemingly simple cleanup task.
Common combinations with barge
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the barge 47×
- barge in 13×
- barge is 12×
- barge and 11×
- to barge 9×
- and barge 9×
- barge to 8×
- barge into 8×
- on barge 7×
- barge that 7×