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Barque vs Barge - What's the difference?

barque | barge |

As nouns the difference between barque and barge

is that barque is a sailing vessel of three or more masts, with all masts but the sternmost square-rigged, the sternmost being fore-and-aft-rigged while barge is a large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.

As a verb barge is

to intrude or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner.

barque

English

Alternative forms

* bark

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sailing vessel of three or more masts, with all masts but the sternmost square-rigged, the sternmost being fore-and-aft-rigged
  • * 1873 (published 1889, 1996), William Campbell, An Account of Missionary Success in the Island of Formosa , SMC Publishing Inc., page 279
    • On being told, however, that the Norwegian barque Daphne was about to leave An-peng for Tamsui, I had my things taken on board, and we set sail a few hours later.
  • (archaic) any small sailing vessel
  • (poetic) a sailing vessel or boat of any kind
  • * 1922 (first published 1923-09-07), of Florida'', from collection ''[[w:Harmonium (poetry collection), Harmonium :
    • Barque of phosphor
    On the palmy beach…

    Synonyms

    * (small vessel ): see boat

    See also

    * ("barque" on Wikipedia) ----

    barge

    English

    (wikipedia barge)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo
  • A richly decorated ceremonial state vessel propelled by rowers for river processions
  • A large flat-bottomed coastal trading vessel having a large spritsail and jib-headed topsail, a fore staysail and a very small mizen, and having leeboards instead of a keel
  • One of the boats of a warship having fourteen oars
  • The wooden disk in which bread or biscuit is placed on a mess table
  • (US) A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.
  • (US, dialect, dated) A large omnibus used for excursions.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Synonyms

    * lighter

    Derived terms

    * admiral's barge * bargee * barge in * dumb barge * rowbarge, row barge

    Verb

    (barg)
  • To intrude or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner.
  • To push someone.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011
    • , date=February 1 , author=Mandeep Sanghera , title=Man Utd 3 - 1 Aston Villa , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=The home side were professionally going about their business and were denied a spot-kick when Dunne clumsily barged Nani off the the ball.}}

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