barge C2+ Topic:Transportation US /bɑrdʒ/ UK /bɑːdʒ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight on rivers and canals A coal barge drifted slowly down the murky canal. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a flat-bottomed boat for... scowlighterhoypuntboatvessel Word family Derived forms bargeebarging Related forms barquebark Etymology AI details From Old French barge, from Vulgar Latin barica, from Late Latin barca ('small boat'), perhaps ultimately from Egyptian via Greek baris ('boat'). barge Old French barca la-lat View etymology graph -> Topics Transportation External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # barge **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /bɑrdʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /bɑːdʒ/ ## Meanings 1. a flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight on rivers and canals ## Examples - A coal barge drifted slowly down the murky canal. ## Synonyms - scow - lighter - hoy - punt - boat - vessel ## Derived Forms - bargee - barging ## Related Forms - barque - bark ## Roots and Affixes - Root: barge - Root: barca ## Etymology From Old French barge, from Vulgar Latin barica, from Late Latin barca ('small boat'), perhaps ultimately from Egyptian via Greek baris ('boat'). ## AI Etymology Barge is a noun and verb meaning "a flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight on rivers and canals". Historically, it is from Old French barge, from Vulgar Latin barica, from Late Latin barca ('small boat'), perhaps ultimately from Egyptian via Greek baris ('boat'). The older history should therefore be treated cautiously rather than as settled. The historical chain links Old French barge with Late Latin barca. Close English family members include bargee, barging, barque, and bark. ## Topics - Transportation markdown