Ship vs. Barge

Ship vs. Barge — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Ship and Barge

Shipnoun

A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.

Bargenoun

A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.

Shipnoun

A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.

Bargenoun

A richly decorated ceremonial state vessel propelled by rowers for river processions.

Shipnoun

A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.

Bargenoun

A large flat-bottomed coastal trading vessel having a large spritsail and jib-headed topsail, a fore staysail and a very small mizen, and having leeboards instead of a keel.

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Shipnoun

A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.

Bargenoun

One of the boats of a warship having fourteen oars

Shipnoun

(cartomancy) The third card of the Lenormand deck.

Bargenoun

The wooden disk in which bread or biscuit is placed on a mess table.

Shipnoun

(fandom) A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional.

Bargenoun

(US) A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.

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Shipverb

(transitive) To send by water-borne transport.

Bargenoun

A large omnibus used for excursions.

Shipverb

(transitive) To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).

to ship freight by railroad

Bargeverb

To intrude or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner.

Shipverb

(ambitransitive) To release a product to vendors; to launch.

Our next issue ships early next year.The developers had to ship the game two weeks late.

Bargeverb

(transitive) To push someone.

Shipverb

(ambitransitive) To engage to serve on board a vessel.

to ship seamenI shipped on a man-of-war.

Bargenoun

a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)

Shipverb

(intransitive) To embark on a ship.

Bargeverb

push one's way;

she barged into the meeting room

Shipverb

To put in its place.

to ship the tiller or rudder

Bargeverb

transport by barge on a body of water

Shipverb

(transitive) To take in (water) over the sides of a vessel.

We were shipping so much water I was sure we would capsize.

Shipverb

(transitive) To pass (from one person to another).

Can you ship me the ketchup?

Shipverb

To go all in.

Shipverb

(sports) To trade or send a player to another team.

Twins ship Delmon Young to Tigers.

Shipverb

(rugby) To bungle a kick and give the opposing team possession.

Shipverb

(fandom) To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, typically in fan fiction.

I ship Kirk and Spock in “Star Trek”.I ship Peggy and Angie in “Marvel's Agent Carter”.

Shipnoun

a vessel that carries passengers or freight

Shipverb

transport commercially

Shipverb

hire for work on a ship

Shipverb

go on board

Shipverb

travel by ship

Shipverb

place on board a ship;

ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel