bunker barge

noun

A vessel used to refuel ships with coal or bunker fuel.

Meanings

nounbunker barge (plural bunker barges)

plural bunker barges

  1. nauticalA vessel used to refuel ships with coal or bunker fuel.

Origin

Originally in reference to coal bunkers.

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bunker barge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunker%20barge

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“bunker barge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunker%20barge. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bunker barge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunker%20barge.

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