BARGE

Dictionary of Science, Literature and Art · 1842 · p. 5

(Yunanca köken — orijinale bakınız.) A general name given to flat-bottomed craft of a certain size employed on rivers and canals. Also one of the larger boats of a man of war, between 30 and 40 feet long. Barge is also a general term for boats of state or pleasure. [s. 144]