hopper barge
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hopper barge
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The jib will then be swung round over the bank on a hopper barge and its contents delivered.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 by Various
The canvas was laid in a hopper barge and there filled with the concrete and sewn up.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
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