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barge

flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river, canal transport of heavy goods, usually moved by pusher or tug boats
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barge

Summary

barge is a watercraft type[1]. barge has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • barge's instance of is recorded as watercraft type[3].
  • barge is a type of watercraft[4].
  • barge's Commons category is recorded as Barges[5].
  • barge's said to be the same as is recorded as péniche[6].
  • barge's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Barges[7].
  • barge's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
  • barge's different from is recorded as hopper barge[9].
  • barge's different from is recorded as self-propelled barge[10].
  • barge's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11].

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Definition and Type

barge's instance of is recorded as watercraft type[3]. barge is a type of watercraft[4].

Why It Matters

barge has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] barge is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Watercraft types. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → barges
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: barges, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289911177|barges (#289911177)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
  2. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Different from → hopper barge, self-propelled barge
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → watercraft
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 15216, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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