- narrowboats
- n. (British) narrow and long barge used on canals to carry freight
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
narrowboats
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Narrowboat — Modern narrowboats for leisure cruising, Bugsworth Basin, Buxworth, Derbyshire, England A narrowboat or narrow boat is a boat of a distinctive design, made to fit the narrow canals of Great Britain. In the context of British Inland Waterways,… … Wikipedia
Narrowboat — Narrowboat, auch narrow boat, bezeichnet einen Bootstyp, der seit etwa 1750 auf den Binnenwasserstraßen, den sogenannten Inland Waterways, in England und Wales genutzt wird. Das namensgebende besondere Kennzeichen beruht darauf, dass ein… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Narrow boat — Narrowboat, auch narrow boat, bezeichnet einen Bootstyp, der seit ca. 1750 auf den Binnenwasserstraßen, den sogenannten Inland Waterways, in England und Wales genutzt wird. Das namensgebende besondere Kennzeichen beruht darauf, dass ein… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Oxford Canal — The Oxford Canal as seen from Napton on the Hill in Warwickshire The Oxford Canal is a 78 mile long (126 km) narrow canal in central England linking Oxford with Coventry via Banbury and Rugby. It connects with the River Thames at Oxford, to… … Wikipedia
Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal — The Monmouthshire Brecon Canal is a small network of canals in South Wales. For most of its convert|35|mi|km|sing=on length it runs through the Brecon Beacons National Park, and its present rural character and tranquillity belies its original… … Wikipedia
Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal — The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is a small network of canals in South Wales. For most of its 35 mile (56 km) length it runs through the Brecon Beacons National Park, and its present rural character and tranquillity belies its original… … Wikipedia
Blisworth Tunnel — Geobox|Canal Tunnel name = Blisworth Tunnel category = Canal Tunnel image caption =Southern Portal of Blisworth Tunnel symbol = country = England state = Northamptonshire region = East of England district = South Northamptonshire municipality =… … Wikipedia
Chester Canal Heritage Trust — The Chester Canal Heritage Trust was started in 1997, to promote the canal in Chester, Cheshire, and educate about it. The canal was originally the Chester Canal, before becoming part of the Shropshire Union Canal network. The objectives of the… … Wikipedia
Bridgewater-Kanal — Vorlage:Infobox Fluss/GKZ fehlt Bridgewater Kanal (Hauptlinie) Lage Nordwestengland Länge ca. 45 km Schleusen ohne Der Bridgewater Kanal ist ein Narrowboat Kanal im Nordwesten Englands, der die Städte Runcorn und Manchester miteinander verbindet … Deutsch Wikipedia
