widebeam

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noun

A canal boat built in the style of a British narrowboat but with a wider beam (2.16 metres (7 ft 1 in) or greater).

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Meanings

nounwidebeam (plural widebeams)

plural widebeams

  1. A canal boat built in the style of a British narrowboat but with a wider beam (2.16 metres (7 ft 1 in) or greater).

Origin

wide + beam

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APA

widebeam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/widebeam

MLA

“widebeam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/widebeam. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “widebeam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/widebeam.

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