peniche

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noun

An engine-powered steel ship or vessel, larger than 15 meters, used for inland water transportation, and often modified in order to act as a docked restaurant or hotel.

OriginFrench péniche →
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Meanings

nounpeniche (plural peniches)

plural peniches

  1. An engine-powered steel ship or vessel, larger than 15 meters, used for inland water transportation, and often modified in order to act as a docked restaurant or hotel.
  2. fluid dynamicsMaterial inserted between a half-model, often of an airplane, and the wall of a wind tunnel.

Origin

  1. Frenchpéniche
  2. Englishpeniche

From French péniche.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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