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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespéniche
Pronunciation / Transliteration: peh-neesh
"Une péniche transporte des marchandises sur le fleuve."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 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
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."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
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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10 Global Lexicons: How "River-barge" is said worldwide
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péniche
Transliteration: peh-neesh
"Une péniche transporte des marchandises sur le fleuve."
Flusskahn
Transliteration: floos-kan
"Ein Flusskahn fuhr langsam den Strom hinab."
chiatta
Transliteration: kyat-ta
"La chiatta trasportava sabbia lungo il fiume."
gabarra
Transliteration: ga-bar-ra
"La gabarra navegaba por las aguas tranquilas del río."
chata
Transliteration: sha-ta
"A barcaça fluvial transportava grãos."
नदी की बजरी
Transliteration: nadi ki bajari
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"नदी का बजरा भारी सामान ले जा रहा था।"
内河驳船
Transliteration: nèihé bóchuán
"一艘内河驳船正在运送货物。"
하천용 바지선
Transliteration: hacheonyong bajiseon
Script: 한국어 한글
"하천용 바지선이 강을 따라 이동하고 있다."
川船
Transliteration: kawabune
Script: 日本語
"川舟が川の上で荷物を運んでいる。"
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