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单词 water barge
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water bargen.2

Brit. /ˈwɔːtə ˌbɑːdʒ/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌbɑrdʒ/, /ˈwɑdər ˌbɑrdʒ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: water n., barge n.1
Etymology: < water n. + barge n.1, originally after German Wasserbarke (1780 or earlier).
A barge used to transport water.
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1798 tr. W. Oppenheim Geogr. & Statist. Acct. Cisalpine Republic 313 [In a list of occupations] Owners of water barges [Ger. Wasserbarkenbesitzer] 43 (fresh water being very scarce in Venice).
1838 Trav. Minna & Godfrey xxiv. 243 The poorer classes are obliged to content themselves with the water from the river Vecht... Our party had seen the large water-barges, used for its conveyance, in the canals.
1899 W. A. Johnston Hist. up to Date xxxvi. 161 The trip..was made almost without incident, save such slight mishaps as the loss of a water barge which one of the vessels had in tow.
1918 Qua Iboe Mission Q. Feb. 121/2 Water-barges to replenish our tanks were soon alongside.
2006 C. R. Murphy Children of Alcatraz viii. 55 Government officials cut off the water barge to try and force protestors to vacate the island.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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