pushknee

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noun

A triangular steel structure incorporated into or attached to the bow of a pushboat, allowing the boat to face up to a barge which is higher than the deck of the pushboat.

“The deckhand had to climb the pushknee to get onto the empty barge.”

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Meanings

nounpushknee (plural pushknees)

plural pushknees

  1. nauticalA triangular steel structure incorporated into or attached to the bow of a pushboat, allowing the boat to face up to a barge which is higher than the deck of the pushboat.

    The deckhand had to climb the pushknee to get onto the empty barge.

Origin

From push + knee.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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