canal boat
canal boat — noun
1. a slender, flat-bottomed boat designed for travelling on man-made canals; origin
a slender, flat-bottomed boat designed for travelling on man-made canals; originally built to carry goods such as coal and grain, and now also used for holidays and sightseeing
Luca spent two weeks on a canal boat travelling through the English countryside.
leisure use of a canal boat
The Silva family hired a canal boat for a week on the inland waterways.
leisure hire on inland waterways
Padma's grandfather worked on a canal boat carrying grain between the cities.
Tourists hire canal boats for short holidays on the waterways of Ireland.
Mei-Lin cooked dinner on the stove of her canal boat while moored by the bank.
- narrowboat
specifically refers to the type used on British canals, built to fit narrow locks (roughly 2.1 m wide)
- barge
a larger flat-bottomed vessel; barges can operate on wider rivers and canals and are not restricted to the same narrow dimensions