narrowboat

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noun

A barge used on the narrow canals of England.

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Meanings

nounnarrowboat (plural narrowboats)

plural narrowboats · alternative narrow boat

  1. A barge used on the narrow canals of England.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals

Similar
canal boatnarrow boat
Broader
boat
Also see
canal boatmonkey barge

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From narrow + boat.

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APA

narrowboat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narrowboat

MLA

“narrowboat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narrowboat. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “narrowboat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narrowboat.

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