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canal boat

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Adrian Ellis says that going on his first canal boat holiday was "a surreal experience".

From BBC Aug. 4, 2021

Tanmim Hussain, 46, a driving instructor and mother of four who lives in North London, bought a canal boat this summer.

From New York Times Jul. 20, 2021

One summer, my partner and I borrowed a canal boat and motored around the Oxford waterways.

From The Guardian Oct. 13, 2018

The reconstruction Hatfield did on St. Helena II used the same canal boat model to restore the boat after it had been abandoned for years without upkeep when it retired.

From Washington Times Apr. 22, 2017

Newcomers keep arriving—by ship, canal boat, and stagecoach.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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