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hopper barge

noun

  1. a barge for disposing of garbage, dredged material, etc., having hoppers in the bottom through which such cargo can be dumped.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hopper barge1

First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences

The canvas was laid in a hopper barge and there filled with the concrete and sewn up.

The jib will then be swung round over the bank on a hopper barge and its contents delivered.

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