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canal boat

British  

noun

  1. a long narrow boat used on canals, esp for carrying freight

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Visitors staying in a vehicle or on board a vessel, such a canal boat which mainly stays in one place, will also have to pay the charge.

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Her parents "left home before we did", she says, describing how they bought a canal boat in retirement leaving the children with the family home.

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Fully electric canal boats remain rare and expensive, and probably have to depend on backup diesel generators to power the engines.

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UK-based travel agencies also offer stag weekends in Amsterdam, including canal boat cruises with unlimited booze, "steak and strip" nights and red light district pub crawls.

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And we hear from one man who moved to a canal boat to protect himself.

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