Canal boat

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A long, narrow boat designed to travel on canals.

    "As the canal boat carries him westward up the Erie he turns and gazes at the Statue of Liberty disappearing on the horizon (not strictly accurate geography, but a fine scene)."

  2. 2
    a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
narrow boatnarrowboat

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"As the canal boat carries him westward up the Erie he turns and gazes at the Statue of Liberty disappearing on the horizon (not strictly accurate geography, but a fine scene)."

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