Synonyms:
barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter
Meaning: a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
Usage examples
Shippingsport (32 miles), on the left bank, where we stopped this noon for eggs, butter, and fresh water, is on a narrow hill bench--a dry, woe-begone hamlet, side-tracked from the path of the world's progress. While I was on shore, negotiating with the sleepy storekeeper, Pilgrim and her crew waited alongside the flatboat which serves as the town ferry.