narrowboat
/ˈnærəʊbəʊt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnærəʊbəʊt/ (ame, ipa)
narrowboat — noun
- narrowboatsingular
- narrowboatsplural
1. a long boat with a very narrow body, built to travel along the small canals of B
a long boat with a very narrow body, built to travel along the small canals of Britain and often used today as a holiday home on the water.
Sofia and Christopher spent a week on a narrowboat travelling slowly through the English countryside.
collocation: on a narrowboat
The painted red and green narrowboat moved gently past the old stone bridge in Birmingham.
typical scene: narrowboat on a canal near a bridge
Otis built a small wood stove inside the narrowboat to keep the cabin warm during winter.
A row of colourful narrowboats was tied up along the canal near the market in Oxford.
Living on a narrowboat suits people who prefer a quiet life close to the water.
- canal boat
a broader term that includes narrowboats and wider canal craft
- barge
usually wider and used for cargo; not interchangeable with narrowboat in British usage
文法句型
a/the narrowboat
on a narrowboat
用法筆記
Mostly British English; refers specifically to the long, slim boats designed for the narrow inland canals of the UK, not to wider canal cruisers or barges used elsewhere.