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narrowboat

narrowboat noun: a barge used on the narrow canals of England.

Noun

narrowboat (plural narrowboats)

  1. A barge used on the narrow canals of England.

Forms of narrowboat

pluralnarrowboats
alternative formnarrow boat

Origin of narrowboat

From narrow + boat.

Words formed from narrowboat

Questions about narrowboat

What does narrowboat mean?
Narrowboat means a barge used on the narrow canals of England.
What part of speech is narrowboat?
Narrowboat is a noun.
What is the plural of narrowboat?
The plural of narrowboat is narrowboats.

Words near narrowboat in the dictionary

  1. narrow-winged tree cricket
  2. narrow-winged tree crickets
  3. narrowable
  4. narrowassed
  5. narrowband
  6. narrowboat
  7. narrowboater
  8. narrowboaters
  9. narrowboating
  10. narrowboats
  11. narrowbodies

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