2. Verb. (third-person singular of barge) ¹
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Definition of Barges
1. barge [v] - See also: barge
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barges
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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