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What (who) is BARGES - definition

FLAT-BOTTOMED BOAT, BUILT MAINLY FOR RIVER, CANAL TRANSPORT OF HEAVY GOODS, USUALLY MOVED BY PUSHER OR TUG BOATS
Barges; Bargee; River barges; River barge; Poleboat; Oceangoing barge; Dumb barge; Unmanned barge
  • Barges towed by a tugboat on the [[River Thames]] in [[London]], [[England]], [[UK]]
  • Towboat pushing a barge on the [[Chicago River]]
  • Multiple barges pushed around a tight bend on the [[Cumberland River]]
  • New York]], United States

Bargee         
·noun A Bargeman.
bargee         
[b?:'d?i:]
¦ noun chiefly Brit. a person in charge of or working on a barge.
Jean-Joseph-Léandre Bargès         
FRENCH CATHOLIC PRIEST AND ORIENTALIST
Jean Joseph Leandre Bargès
Abbe Jean-Joseph-Léandre Bargès, (born in Auriol, Bouches-du-Rhône, February 27, 1810 - December 31, 1896) was a French orientalist.

Wikipedia

Barge

Barge nowadays generally refers to a flat-bottomed inland waterway vessel which does not have its own means of mechanical propulsion. The first modern barges were pulled by tugs, but nowadays most are pushed by pusher boats, or other vessels. The term barge has a rich history, and therefore there are many other types of barges.

Examples of use of BARGES
1. Previously, gambling was restricted to offshore barges.
2. From the marine stations, barges will take the garbage to secondary transfer terminals, where it will be moved by rail or oceangoing barges to out–of–state landfills.
3. "He destroyed communications and moved barges across roads.
4. Barges bring supplies to Inuit communities and mines.
5. Barges brought in red and yellow dredgers and bulldozers.