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narrow boat

British  

noun

  1. a long narrow bargelike boat with a beam of 2.1 m (7 ft) or less, used on canals

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Donning a life vest and a black cap, the Prince of Wales sat in a long narrow boat as he paddled with athletes from the British Dragons club on the Kallang river.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023

One photo depicts a narrow boat floating down a flooded street; another shows a despondent-looking, shirtless man bicycling along a wrecked residential street, a weathered American flag whipping in the foreground.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2023

The quartet, who will reside on a narrow boat in England, left North Carolina a few months before K9 Jets’ anticipated debut.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2023

He now lives on a narrow boat in Langley Mill, Derbyshire, with wife Gail, and said writing his book The Boy in the Cellar helped with his therapy.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2020

Anne went first, slipping and almost falling off the narrow boat deck before Marcus and Javari caught her.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz