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  • 11barge — [bärj] n. [ME & OFr < ML barga < LL barca < * barica < Gr baris, Egyptian boat < Coptic barī, small boat] 1. a large boat, usually flat bottomed, for carrying heavy freight on rivers, canals, etc. 2. a large pleasure boat, esp. one …

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  • 12Barge of the Dead — Infobox Star Trek episode name = Barge of the Dead Aboard the Barge of the Dead series = VOY ep num = 121 prod num = 223 date = October 6, 1999 writer = Ronald D. Moore Bryan Fuller director = Mike Vejar guest = Eric Pierpoint as Kortar Sherman… …

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  • 13barge in — verb 1. enter uninvited; informal (Freq. 1) let s crash the party! • Syn: ↑crash, ↑gate crash • Derivationally related forms: ↑crasher (for: ↑crash) …

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  • 14barge — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brightly painted ▪ canal, river ▪ sailing (BrE) ▪ floating ▪ cargo …

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  • 15barge — barge1 [ba:dʒ US ba:rdʒ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Late Latin barca; BARQUE] a large low boat with a flat bottom, used for carrying goods on a ↑canal or river barge 2 barge2 v [I always + adverb/preposition] to move somewhere in a …

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  • 16barge — 1 noun 1 (C) a large low boat with a flat bottom used mainly for carrying heavy goods on a canal (1) or river 2 a large rowing boat used for an important ceremony 2 verb (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move somewhere in an awkward way, often… …

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  • 17barge — [13] Barge comes in the first instance from Old French barge, but speculation has pushed it further back to medieval Latin *barica, which would have derived from báris, a Greek word for an Egyptian boat. This hypothetical *barica would have been… …

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  • 18barge — [13] Barge comes in the first instance from Old French barge, but speculation has pushed it further back to medieval Latin *barica, which would have derived from báris, a Greek word for an Egyptian boat. This hypothetical *barica would have been… …

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  • 19barge — 1. noun a barge carrying lumber and dry goods Syn: lighter, canal boat, wherry, scow 2. verb he barged into us barge in Syn: push, shove, force, elbow, shoulder, jostle, bulldoze …

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  • 20barge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin barca Date: 14th century any of various boats: as a. a roomy usually flat bottomed boat used chiefly for the transport of goods on inland waterways and usually propelled by… …

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