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NARROWBOAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does narrowboat mean?
• NARROWBOAT (noun)
The noun NARROWBOAT has 1 sense:
1. a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals
Familiarity information: NARROWBOAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
canal boat; narrow boat; narrowboat
Hypernyms ("narrowboat" is a kind of...):
boat (a small vessel for travel on water)
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