🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

하천용 바지선

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hacheonyong bajiseon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
River-barge/ˈrɪv.ərˌbɑːrdʒ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #28450 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"하천용 바지선이 강을 따라 이동하고 있다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A flat-bottomed boat built chiefly for river and canal transport of heavy goods and bulk cargo.

    "A heavily loaded river-barge made its way slowly up the Danube."
  2. 2

    A vessel adapted for use on inland waterways, sometimes serving as a floating home or workspace.

    "Several old river-barges have been converted into charming houseboats along the canal."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a compound of 'river' (derived via Old French from Latin 'ripa', meaning bank or shore) and 'barge' (from Old French 'barge', ultimately from Late Latin 'barca', referring to a small boat). Used together since the early modern period, it denotes flat-bottomed watercraft specifically designed for inland waterway and river navigation.

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