Found 2 items, similar to Canal boat.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: canal boat
canal boat
n : a long narrow boat used on canals to carry freight [syn:
narrow boat
,
narrowboat]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Canal boat
Canal
\Ca*nal"\, n. [F. canal, from L. canalis canal, channel;
prob. from a root signifying
“to cut”; cf. D. kanaal, fr.
the French. Cf.
Channel,
Kennel gutter.]
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1. An artificial channel filled with water and designed for
navigation, or for irrigating land, etc.
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2. (Anat.) A tube or duct; as, the alimentary canal; the
semicircular canals of the ear.
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3. A long and relatively narrow arm of the sea, approximately
uniform in width; -- used chiefly in proper names; as,
Portland Canal; Lynn Canal. [Alaska]
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Canal boat, a boat for use on a canal; esp. one of peculiar
shape, carrying freight, and drawn by horses walking on
the towpath beside the canal.
Canal lock. See
Lock.
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