barge
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- marinevoilier
Terme :
- barge n. f.
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Ce mot a désigné, d'après leur appellation anglaise, des voiliers caboteurs à fond plat, caractéristiques des parages de l'embouchure de la Tamise au temps de la voile (Thames barge); leur régate annuelle avait fait en partie leur réputation.
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anglais
Auteur : Gruss, Robert,Définition
A large flat-bottomed coastal trading vessel having a large spritsail and jib-headed topsail, a fore staysail, and a very small mizen; occasionally a jib is set on the bowsprit. They are fitted with leeboards in place of a keel so that they can operate without difficulty in shoal water. ((...)) Normally the mast, which is stepped on deck, is held in a lutchet, a type of tabernacle, so that it can be lowered to deck level when passing under bridges, etc.
Note :
This type of barge is normally only found in the River Thames and on the south-east coast of England, and is used for the coastal transport of freight.
Terme :
- barge