Crossword clues for narrowboat
Wiktionary
alt. A barge used on the narrow canals of England. n. A barge used on the narrow canals of England.
WordNet
n. a long narrow boat used on canals to carry freight [syn: canal boat, narrow boat]
Wikipedia
A narrowboat or narrow boat is a boat of a distinctive design, made to fit the narrow canals of the United Kingdom.
In the context of British Inland Waterways, "narrow boat" refers to the original working boats built in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries for carrying goods on the narrow canals (where locks and bridge holes would have a minimum width of ; some locks on the Shropshire Union are even smaller). The term is extended to modern "narrowboats" used for recreation and more and more as homes, whose design and dimensions are an interpretation of the old boats for modern purposes and modern materials.
Usage examples of "narrowboat".
Michael's College had laid an ambush for them, throwing mud at their brightly painted narrowboat until the whole family came out to chase them away—at which point the reserve squad under Lyra raided the boat and cast it off from the bank, to float down the canal, getting in the way of all the other water traffic while Lyra's raiders searched the boat from end to end, looking for the bung.
Inspired by the capture of the narrowboat the year before, she intended this time to make a proper voyage before being turned out.
Tony turned along the waterfront and out onto a wooden jetty, from which he stepped on board a narrowboat and swung open the door to the cabin.
Barges, even small barges like the classic UK narrowboat, run six to ten tons of iron per barge.