Definition of Barges

1. Noun. (plural of barge) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of barge) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Barges

1. barge [v] - See also: barge

Lexicographical Neighbors of Barges

barged in
bargee
bargees
bargeese
bargelike
bargello
bargellos
bargeman
bargemaster
bargemasters
bargemen
bargepole
bargepoles
barger
bargers
barges (current term)
barges in
bargest
bargests
bargewoman
bargewomen
barghest
barghests
barging
barging in
bargirls
bargoer
bargoers
bargoose

Literary usage of Barges

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Maryland Historical Magazine by Maryland Historical Society (1909)
"On the 12'!1 Insf the barges under my Command lay in Onancock, eastern shore of Virginia, when we were apprised of five British barges on the Sea Coast, ..."

2. London by Charles Knight (1851)
"Also all other crafts were commanded to prepare barges and to garnish them, not only with their accustomed banners and bannerets, but also to deck them with ..."

3. Hakluytus posthumus: Contayning a History of the World in Sea Voyages and by Samuel Purchas (1906)
"These barges the Kin§ bestoweth upon his greatest Magistrates, ... At the houre appointed to Fish, all the barges are brought together in a circle, ..."

4. Principles of Ocean Transportation by Emory Richard Johnson, Grover Gerhardt Huebner (1918)
"These barges are fitted with tanks in the same way as tank steamers, ... Some tank barges are large seagoing craft, the Standard Oil Company barge No. ..."

5. The Improvement of Rivers: A Treatise on the Methods Employed for Improving by Benjamin Franklin Thomas, David Alexander Watt (1913)
"Ordinary decked barges are used; they are strengthened where required by bolting their sides ... The barges in use are about 120 feet long by 30 feet wide, ..."

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