See also:

• BARGE (Med. Lat. barca, possibly connected with Lat. baris, Gr. flaps, a boat used on the Nile)

BARGE (Med. See also:

• LAT

Lat. See also:

• BARCA (mod. Merj)

barca, possibly connected with Lat. baris, Gr. flaps, a See also:

• BOAT (0. Eng. bdt; the true etymological connexion with Dutch and Ger. boot, Fr. bateau, Ital. battello presents great difficulties; Celtic forms are from O. Eng.)

boat used on the See also:

• NILE
• NILE, BATTLE OF THE
• NILE, SOBAT

Nile)  , formerly a small sailing See also:

• VESSEL (O. Fr. vaissel, from a rare Lat. vascellum, dim. of vas, vase, urn)

vessel, but now generally a See also:

• FLAT (a modification of O. Eng. flet, an obsolete word of Teutonic origin, meaning the ground beneath the feet)

flat-bottomed See also:

• BOAT (0. Eng. bdt; the true etymological connexion with Dutch and Ger. boot, Fr. bateau, Ital. battello presents great difficulties; Celtic forms are from O. Eng.)

boat used for carrying goods on inland navigations . On canals 'See also:

• BARGES

barges are usually towed, but are sometimes fitted with some See also:

• KIND (O. E. ge-cynde, from the same root as is seen in " kin," supra)

kind of See also:

• ENGINE
• ENGINE (Lat. ingenium)

engine; the men in See also:

• CHARGE
• CHARGE (through the Fr. from the Late Lat. carricare, to load in a carrus or wagon; cf. " cargo ")

charge of them are known as bargees . On tidal See also:

• RIVERS
• RIVERS, ANTHONY WOODVILLE, or WYDEVILLE, 2ND EARL (c. 1442—1483)
• RIVERS, EARL
• RIVERS, RICHARD SAVAGE, 4TH EARL (c. 1660—1712)

rivers barges are often provided with masts and sails (" sailing barges "), or in See also:

• DEFAULT (Fr. defaut, from defailler, to fail, Lat. fallere)

default of being towed, they See also:

• DRIFT (from "drive ")

drift with the current, guided by a See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long See also:

• OAR (A.S. kr; M. Eng. ore; Lat. remus; Gr. iperw5s : Sans. aritra; Fr. rame; Ital. Span., Port. Yana)

oar or oars (" dumb-barges ") . Barges used for unloading, or loading, the See also:

• CARGO (Span. for " loading," from Lat. carries, car)

cargo of See also:

• SHIPS

ships in harbours are sometimes called " lighters " (from the verb " to See also:

• LIGHT

light to relieve of a load) . A See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state See also:

• BARGE (Med. Lat. barca, possibly connected with Lat. baris, Gr. flaps, a boat used on the Nile)

barge was a heavy, often highly ornamented vessel used for carrying passengers on occasions of state ceremonials . The See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

college barges at See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford are houseboats moored in the See also:

• RIVER

river for the use of members of the college See also:

• ROWING (O. Eng. rowan, to row, cf. Lat. remus, Gr. perµbr, oar)

rowing clubs . In New See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England the word barge frequently means a vehicle, usually covered, with seats down the See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side, used for See also:

• PICNIC

picnic parties or the See also:

• CONVEYANCE

conveyance of passengers to or from piers or railway stations .